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Pnnted in China
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by Mandy Ross
illustrated by Neal Layton

introducing the sounds of the alphabet

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^"'"•« to
read with Lo*^^^'**
PnonjC^ one strand of Ladybird's Learn to Read
is

range. It can be used alongside any other reading

programme, and is an ideal way to support the reading
work that your child is doing, or about to do, in school.

This chart will help you

to pick the right book
for your child from
Ladybird's three main
Learn to Read series.

1 Age
The fresh, quirky stories in Ladybird's twelve

pHoni^^ storybooks are designed to help your

child have fun learning the relationship between letters,

or groups of letters, and the sounds they represent.

This is an important step towards independent

reading -it will enable your child to tackle new words
by 'sounding out' and blending their separate parts.

J
How fjhoT\l^^ works I
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# The stories and rhymes introduce the most

common spellings of over 40 key sounds,
known as phonemes, in a step-by-step way.

^ Rhyme and alliteration (the repetition of an

initial sound) help to emphasise new sounds.

% Coloured type is used to highlight letter groups,

to reinforce the link between spelling and sound:

and the King sang along.

^ Bright, amusing illustrations provide helpful

picture clues, and extra appeal.
 ^^^ to use BooK ^

This first book in thephiQf|j05 series

introduces the most common sound made
by each letter of the alphabet, and the capital
and small letter shapes.

u Hove fun reading Alphapets aloud to your

child (she" isn't expected to tackle the text
herself at this stage). Emphasise the sounds
made by the coloured letters.

# Talk about the sounds and pictures together.

What sound can your child hear at the
beginning of the words? What sound does
her name begin with? What about her
friends' names?
 ^ Phonic puzzles and games
are great for learning. See if

your child can think of another

'p'
'c' pet for Connie, or another
place where Penny could keep
r^ her penguin.

#Have fun together

pairing up each of the children with
their alphapet in the scene on pages 30/31.

Phonic fun
Playing 'I spy' games, or tackling tongue
twisters together, are fun ways
to practise letter sounds.

Help your child put

together an alphabet
scrapbook of things that
begin with the same sound.

*The text applies equally to girls and boys, but the child is

referred to as 'she' throughout to avoid the use of the clumsy 'helshe\

 Books in the phoHJCS series
Book 1 Alphapets
Introduces the most common sound made by each
letter, and the capital and small letter shapes.

Book 2 Splat cat

Simple words including the short vowel sounds

Qj Q and Qas in cat, hen and pig.

Book 3 Hot fox
Simple words including the short vowel sounds
0andU; simple words including ffl]
^ or Ql.

Book 4 Stunt Duck

Simple words including the common consonant
combinations
^Q^ and ffl.

Books Sheriff Showoff

More words including common consonant blends:
Q Q BQ IQj E&3 ffi]
^"^ Q*

Book 6 Frank's frock

More words including common consonant blends:

Q IQ Q Q Ql and Q.
Match the sounds gai
match the
36 self-checking phonic
sounds gamecards. Great fun, and the i

^t way to practise the spellings anc

introduced in the phofliCS st(
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Book 7 The ace space race

Introduces the ffl^^H spelling pattern of long
vowel sounds as in name, bike, mole and rude.

Book 8 Joe's showboat

Long vowel sounds: fflas in rain and day; ^as
in sheep and dream; and ^j as in boat and show.

Book 9 Baboon on the moon

More long vowel sounds and their spellings: H
as in sky and high and fflas in blue and few.

Book 10 The royal boil

Introduces several more complex vowel sounds
and M- in their various spellings.

Book 11 The hairy bear scare

More words with more complex vowel sounds
and CT-in their various spellings.

Book 12 Bella's bedspread

Advanced sound/spelling links, including ^J as
in clear, fflas in head and silent letters

cards

inds
ooks.
 In
prroni
Meet some strange and wonderful pets
in this fun-filled phonics pre-reader.

h page of this amusing pre-reader is

designed to help your child grasp the link between

a particular letter of the alphabet and the sound
that it most often represents.

SOUNDS IN BOOK 1
the initial sounds of the letters of the alphabet

Phonics -it's the fun way

to break the sound barrier!

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