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Bante Teachers and parents
Before tackling these Yellow Level Readers, a child will need to be able to:
« Recognise the basic 42 letter sounds shown at the bottom of this page;
* Understand the alternative sound made by at the end of words like
happy and sunny, as shown in the leaf below;
* Read (blend) regular words containing these letter sounds;
* Recognise the ten tricky words shown in the flowers below;
* Recognise the names of the three main characters, as well as Phonic.
Hint: Recognising word
famibies can hop a child
read new tricky words
For example, knowing the
‘wieky word ai, should help
‘child read the words bal,
cal fal, hal, smal, tall
‘and wall
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00 fool y | x [ch|sh| th |th|qu fou] oi [ue | er [ar Miss Beech unpacks some
books from a big box.
She stores the box in a corner. “T will carry it out soon,”
she thinks. The children all rush in and
see the box. Seth looks at the box.
“Hmmm,” he thinks.
He sits in the box. He pretends it is a red sports car.
“Vroom, vroom. I am the
winner!” shouts Seth. 6
Meg thinks the box is a boat. She
ties her coat to a broom,
for the sail. The boat box sails in the wind.
Captain Meg stands at the helm. 8
The box sails into a storm.
It is tossed about.
“Help!” shouts Meg.
“The boat is sinking.” Meg hangs on to part of the
boat. She sees some sand
and swims to it. 10
Ben is a crab on the sand.
The box is his shell.
He peeps out from under it. Next Anna gets
into
She flies around and then loops
the loop. The children all clap. 12
Miss Beech looks at the box again.
“Perhaps I shall keep the box,”
she thinks. 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’ the book?
* What is Miss Beech planning to do with the box? ~
« What does Meg pretend the box is?
« What does Ben use the box for? e
What do you think?
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* Why do the children like the box so much? >
« Why does Miss Beech decide to keep the box? e) Jyh
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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 Yellow Level Books (second level) uses only decodable regular
words (words that are made up from the 42 letter sounds taught in the first stage of
Jolly Phonics, along with the alternative sound of «y> at the end of words like happy
and sunny) 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.
Yellow Level Readers
Level
2
Inky Mouse & Friends General Fiction Nonfiction
Phonic Monster Party Rainforests
Hetty Crabs Cheese Stars
Zack's Present Red Hen Oil
Picnic ‘Swimming Lizards
Spots The Box Shells
Looking for Snake Animal Chatter Butterflies and Moths
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