Decodable phonic books are the main teaching resource used in schools throughout the UK when teaching children how to read. High quality phonic books should be written in line with UK Department of Education guidelines and should be published ideally with accompanying worksheets, CDs and other materials. Marlene Greenwood is the respected author and illustrator of the Jelly and Bean Series of phonic books. Hew new collections fall under her new brand "Follifoot Farm", where the Jelly and Bean characters feature with new friends in new surroundings.
There are five books in the Pig Family Blends series. Book 4 is entitled "Steps up the Hill". This series is aimed at children aged 5-6 depending upon ability. The story in this book follows immediately on from book 3 and the reader will, by now, be familiar with the family of pigs who form the main characters in this series. The pigs, Billy and Tom climb up some steps to the summit of a big hill. However, the grass is slippery and they fall down. They fall down the hill and their friends Milly and Tilly, who try to rescue them, also fall down. The story ends with the pigs upset at the bottom of the hill.
These phonic books are 100% decodable and use works up to phonic phase 4. The art of storytelling when constrained to certain words can be difficult, but it an art that Greenwood has truly mastered having published over 100 books in her career. The emotion and intrigue in each book encourages children to want to read on and far from reading being a chore, they will find it more of a pleasure.
The vocabulary used in this book includes: Phase 2: on, Tom, off, hill. Phase 3: them, that, bang. Phase 4: grip, skid, jump.
The vowel digraphs used include: "ee": see, "ow": down and "oo": look.
Overall, this is a charming collection of phonic books and it is easy to understand why both the Jelly and Bean and Follifoot Farm collections are used in schools throughout the UK and Japan.
To find out more about the full collection of Follifoot Farm Decodable Phonic Books or to place an order for your school, educational institution or home use please visit http://www.follifootfarm.co.uk/ today.
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