Phonic Books Totem

Decodable Books for Older Readers (CVC, Consonant Blends and Consonant Teams, Alternative Spellings for Vowel Sounds - ai, ay, a-e, a)

Zak’s adventures begin when he’s captured by two men and his shepherd’s staff acquires special powers. Starting at CVC level, the books progress through consonant blends, consonant teams and alternative vowel spellings.
Phonic Books Totem comprises 12 books and shares the same phonic progression as the Phonic Books Alba series and can be used in parallel to consolidate phonemic knowledge and reading skills. (cvc, cvcc, ccvc, ccvcc, sh, ch, tch, th, ck, ng, qu, wh, le, -ed, ai, ay, a-e, a, ee, ea, e, y, ey, o-e, ow, oa, o, er, ir, ur, ow, ou, igh, i-e, y, i, oo, ew, u-e, u).

Book 1: The Kidnap (cvc, cvcc)
Book 2: The Gift (cvc, cvcc, ccvc)
Book 3: On the Brink of Death (cvc, cvcc, ccvc, ccvcc)
Book 4: The Shadow on the Cliff (sh, ch, th)
Book 5: Bad Luck (ck, ng, qu, wh)
Book 6: Dangers on the Plain (‘ae’: ai, ay, a-e, a)
Book 7: Valley of Dreams (‘ee’: ee, ea, e, y, ey)
Book 8: The Monster Below (‘oe’: o-e, ow, oa, o)
Book 9: Murky Waters (‘er’: er, ir, ur)
Book 10: Danger All Around (‘ow’: ow, ou)
Book 11: Jungle Fright (‘ie’: igh, i-e, y, i)
Book 12: Hooves! (‘oo’: oo, ew, u-e, u)

Accompanying photocopiable activities for segmenting, comprehension, blending and writing can be found in Totem Activities.
Clair Wilson is a former SEN teacher and co-founder of Phonic Books. She specialises in writing engaging decodable stories for reading catch up.

Cynthia Paul is an Indian-American illustrator specialising in storytelling through graphic novel illustrations. View titles by Phonic Books
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Zak’s adventures begin when he’s captured by two men and his shepherd’s staff acquires special powers. Starting at CVC level, the books progress through consonant blends, consonant teams and alternative vowel spellings.
Phonic Books Totem comprises 12 books and shares the same phonic progression as the Phonic Books Alba series and can be used in parallel to consolidate phonemic knowledge and reading skills. (cvc, cvcc, ccvc, ccvcc, sh, ch, tch, th, ck, ng, qu, wh, le, -ed, ai, ay, a-e, a, ee, ea, e, y, ey, o-e, ow, oa, o, er, ir, ur, ow, ou, igh, i-e, y, i, oo, ew, u-e, u).

Book 1: The Kidnap (cvc, cvcc)
Book 2: The Gift (cvc, cvcc, ccvc)
Book 3: On the Brink of Death (cvc, cvcc, ccvc, ccvcc)
Book 4: The Shadow on the Cliff (sh, ch, th)
Book 5: Bad Luck (ck, ng, qu, wh)
Book 6: Dangers on the Plain (‘ae’: ai, ay, a-e, a)
Book 7: Valley of Dreams (‘ee’: ee, ea, e, y, ey)
Book 8: The Monster Below (‘oe’: o-e, ow, oa, o)
Book 9: Murky Waters (‘er’: er, ir, ur)
Book 10: Danger All Around (‘ow’: ow, ou)
Book 11: Jungle Fright (‘ie’: igh, i-e, y, i)
Book 12: Hooves! (‘oo’: oo, ew, u-e, u)

Accompanying photocopiable activities for segmenting, comprehension, blending and writing can be found in Totem Activities.

Author

Clair Wilson is a former SEN teacher and co-founder of Phonic Books. She specialises in writing engaging decodable stories for reading catch up.

Cynthia Paul is an Indian-American illustrator specialising in storytelling through graphic novel illustrations. View titles by Phonic Books

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