Phonic Books The Fact Files 5

Alternative spellings, and Latin suffixes

Boxed Set
$79.00 US
5-13/16"W x 8-1/4"H
On sale Oct 07, 2025 | 160 Pages | 9798217125920
Grades 4-7
Truly decodable nonfiction readers for for older readers who need support with their reading to build reading confidence while learning more about the world around them


This series comprises 10 truly decodable nonfiction books for older readers. The high-interest nonfiction topics take the reader from alternative vowel and consonant spellings to Latin suffixes, including additional variant spellings.

Book 1: ‘ue’: u, ue, u-e, ew
Book 2: ‘u’: u, o, ou; and ‘o’: o, a, ou, au
Book 3: ‘s’: s, ss, se, c, ce, sc, st
Book 4: ‘l’: l, ll, le, al, el, il, ol
Book 5: ‘j’: j, g, ge, dge, dj
Book 6: ‘f’: f, ff, ph, gh
Book 7: ‘cher’: ture
Book 8: ‘shun’: tion, tian, sion, ssion, cian
Book 9: ‘shul’: tial, cial; ‘shus’: cious, ious, tious
Book 10: ‘zhun’: sion; ‘zher’: sure

Accompanying photocopiable activities for word building, blending, spelling, and comprehension can be found in Phonic Books The Fact Files 4 Activities.

The Fact Files 4 shares the same phonic progression as Phonic Books Talisman 2 and can be used in parallel to consolidate phonemic knowledge and reading skills.
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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Truly decodable nonfiction readers for for older readers who need support with their reading to build reading confidence while learning more about the world around them


This series comprises 10 truly decodable nonfiction books for older readers. The high-interest nonfiction topics take the reader from alternative vowel and consonant spellings to Latin suffixes, including additional variant spellings.

Book 1: ‘ue’: u, ue, u-e, ew
Book 2: ‘u’: u, o, ou; and ‘o’: o, a, ou, au
Book 3: ‘s’: s, ss, se, c, ce, sc, st
Book 4: ‘l’: l, ll, le, al, el, il, ol
Book 5: ‘j’: j, g, ge, dge, dj
Book 6: ‘f’: f, ff, ph, gh
Book 7: ‘cher’: ture
Book 8: ‘shun’: tion, tian, sion, ssion, cian
Book 9: ‘shul’: tial, cial; ‘shus’: cious, ious, tious
Book 10: ‘zhun’: sion; ‘zher’: sure

Accompanying photocopiable activities for word building, blending, spelling, and comprehension can be found in Phonic Books The Fact Files 4 Activities.

The Fact Files 4 shares the same phonic progression as Phonic Books Talisman 2 and can be used in parallel to consolidate phonemic knowledge and reading skills.

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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