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Phonics
Teachers and parents
Before tackling these Red Level Readers, a child will need to be able to:
Recognise the basic 42 letter sounds shown at the bottom of this page;
Read (blend) regular words containing these letter sounds;
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Recognise the eleven tricky words shown in the flowers below;
Recognise the names of the three main characters: Inky, Snake and Bee.
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Inky
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Bee
"ZZZ"
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SSS
Snake
"SSS"
4
Inky, Bee and
Snake run.
기
Oof!
Oof!
Oof!
Snake, Inky and
Bee jump.
6
Splash!
7
Oops!
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Bee lands in the mud.
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Inky and Snake help
to scrub the
mud off Beе.
Reading Comprehension
Teachers and parents
An important part of becoming a confident, fluent reader is a child's
ability to understand what they are reading. Below are some
suggestions on how to develop a child's reading comprehension.
Make reading this book a shared experience between you and the
child. Try to avoid leaving it until the whole book is read before talking
about it. Occasionally stop at various intervals throughout the book.
Ask questions about the characters, the setting, the action and the
meaning.
Encourage the child to think about what might happen next. It does not
matter if the answer is right or wrong, so long as the suggestion makes
sense and demonstrates understanding.
.
Ask the child to describe what is happening in the illustrations.
Relate what is happening in the book to any real-life experiences the
child may have.
Pick out any vocabulary that may be new to the child and ask what
they think it means. If they don't know, explain it and relate it to what is
happening in the book.
Encourage the child to summarise, in their own words, what they have
read.
What's in the book?
?
• Who says 'sss'?
.
Who lands in the mud?
How do Inky and Snake get the mud off Bee?
What do you think?
Why does Bee land in the mud?
•
How does Bee feel when she is all muddy?
Jolly
Phonics
Jolly Phonics Readers are fully decodable books for new readers.
These Readers have been written with a carefully controlled vocabulary, and
are specifically designed for children who are learning to read and write with Jolly
Phonics.
The text in these Red Level Books (first level) uses only decodable regular words
(words that are made up from the 42 letter sounds taught in the first stage of Jolly
Phonics) and a small number of 'tricky' words (frequently used words that are not
fully decodable at this stage).
All the tricky words and letter sounds used in this book are shown on the front inside
cover; these can be used as a quick practice activity before starting the book.
Faint type is used for any silent letters, like the b> in 'lamb'.
Comprehension questions and discussion topics are included at the end of the
book. These ensure that children are not only able to read the text, but also get
meaning from the stories.
Red Level Readers
Level
Level Level Level
1
2 3 4
Inky Mouse & Friends General Fiction Nonfiction
Mud The Rocket Star and Fish
Inky Monsters A Dog Has Pups
Zack The Pond A Shoal of Fish
Snake Helping Slugs and Snails
Monster Footsteps The Wind and the Sun Foxes
Moat Farm Book Week Insects
Jolly Learning Ltd
Sara Wernham 2001 (text) Lib Stephen 2001 (illustrations)
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