Continuing the excitement from your favourite tales in Set 1, this portion of Set 2 delves into 20 different letter patterns, emphasizing alternative vowel sounds. Designed especially for older, struggling readers, these Hi-Lo decodable books sustain the series high-interest, age-appropriate adventures, featuring our diverse and relatable cast of teenage characters.

Aligned with the Letters & Sounds Phase 5 (Vowel Sounds) curriculum, these readers offer a strictly controlled vocabulary, including the introduction of tricky words only after they have been taught. Each book provides a week-by-week, text-based framework for practising emerging reading skills, helping to build confidence in mastering the phonics code. The set is also compatible with other popular reading schemes, offering book-banded reading levels. This part of Set 2 includes 12 books at the Phase 5 level.

Year 1 Age 5+ Book Band Fluency 1 (Orange) Guided Reading Level H I Reading Level 15 16

Book #

Book Title

Letter Sounds

1

Stay for an Hour

ay ou ie ea

2

A Royal Birth Right

oy ir ue (/oo/ and /y-oo/)

3

Sam and the Hawk

aw oe

4

Elephant Play

wh ph 5 Draw What We See ew (/oo/ and /y-oo/) au ey 6 Race Against Time a-e e-e i-e 7 Chilled to the Bone o-e u-e (/oo/ and /y-oo/) 8 The Temple of the Sun Review 9 A Mammoth Mudslide Review 10 Tabs First Prize Review 11 The Dolphin Alphabet Review 12 The Lava Tunnel Review