Jolly Phonics Folktales Readers are retellings of traditionalfolktales from around the world. They have a very carefullycontrolled vocabulary and are specifically designed for childrenwho are learning to read and write with Jolly Phonics.

The text in these Green Level Books (third level) uses onlydecodable regular words that use the letter-sound knowledgetaught so far: the 42 main letter sounds and the alternativeletter-sound spellings y as in happy and the hop-over espellings of the long vowel sounds as in take, these, bike, codeand mule, and a small number of tricky words (frequently usedwords that are not fully decodable at this stage).

All new tricky words and alternative vowel spellings used areshown on the front inside cover. These can be used as a quickpractice activity before starting the book.Faint type is used for silent letters, like the b in lamb.

Comprehension questions and discussion topics are includedat the end of the book. These ensure that children are not onlyable to read the text, but also get meaning from it.