It Is a Fox!

It Is a Fox! is a non-fiction decodable reader specifically designed for very early readers, aligning with Phase 2 of the Little Wandle Letters & Sounds Revised phonics program. This 16-page chapter book focuses on specific letter sounds (ss, x, y) and tricky words (is, full, of, to, her) to build foundational reading skills. The detailed artwork and photographs are intentionally designed not to provide picture cues, ensuring children rely on their decoding abilities. Each book includes helpful parent's notes and a 'talk about it' task to further support oracy, vocabulary, and comprehension, making it an excellent resource for both home and school.

Letters & Sounds (2021): Phase 2 Scholastic Set: 03 Non-fiction Title: It is a Fox! Focus: ss x y Tricky words: is full of to her Book Band: Red This title is part of a brand new set of non-fiction phonically decodablereading books perfect for very early readers. These expertly levelledbooks are engaging, and are exactly matched to Little Wandle Letters & Sounds Revised, used in schools across the UK. The artwork and photographs are detailed so as not to provide picture cues and prompting. Each book also contains parent's notesand a 'talk about it'task to support children's oracy, vocabulary and comprehension skills. Thirteen sets of non-fiction books covering groups of sounds to allow for progression. There are thirteen sets in total, covering: Phase 2 Set 1:s a t p i n m d Phase 2 Set 2:g o c k ck e u r h b f l Phase 2 Set 3:ff ll ss j v w x y z zz Phase 2 Set 4:qu ch sh th ng nk Phase 3 Set 5:ai ee igh oa oo Phase 3 Set 6:ar or ur ow oi ear air er Phase 4 Set 7:Adjacent consonants with short vowels Phase 4 Set 8:Adjacent consonants with Phase 3 long vowels Phase 5 Set 9:ay (play), ou (cloud), oy (boy), ea (each), ir (bird), ie (pie), ue (blue), u (unicorn) Phase 5 Set 10:o (go), i (tiger), a (paper), e (he), a-e (snake), i-e (time), o-e (home), u-e (cute), e-e (these), ew (new), ie (shield), aw (claw) Phase 5 Set 11:y (funny), ea (head), wh (wheel), oe (toe), ou (shoulder), y (fly), ow (snow), g (giant), ph (phone), le (apple), al (metal), c (ice), ve (give), o-e (some), o (mother), ou (young), se (cheese), se (mouse), ce (fence), ey (donkey), ui (fruit), ou (soup) Phase 5 Set 12:or (word), u (full), oul (could), are (share), ear (bear), ere (there), au (author), aur (dinosaur), oor (floor), al (walk), tch (match), ture (adventure), al (half), a (father), a (water), a (want), ear (learn), wr (wrist), st (whistle), sc (science), ch (school), ch (chef), ze (freeze), schwa at the end of words (actor) Phase 5 Set 13:eigh (eight), aigh (straight), ey (grey), ea (break), gn (gnaw), kn (knee), mb (thumb), ere (here), eer (deer), su (treasure), si (vision), dge (bridge), ge (large), y (crystal), ti (potion), ssi (mission), si (mansion), ci (delicious), augh (daughter), our (pour), oar (oar), ore (more) Have you got them all?