01 / PROGRESSION
Carefully sequenced learning
Support the development of phonics knowledge through a structured progression, giving children opportunities to apply the sounds and spelling patterns they have learned.
Collins Education
Big Cat Phonics for Letters & Sounds 7+
Age-appropriate decodable reading.
Building confidence beyond the early years
Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters & Sounds 7+
Collins Big Cat Letters and Sounds 7+ is designed to support children aged 7 and over who need additional help developing their phonics and reading skills. With an equal mix of fiction and non-fiction readers, all expertly aligned to the UK 2007 Letters & Sounds progression, this series features with age-appropriate content but accessible text for Big Cat Phonics for Letters & Sounds reading bands Blue and Green.
Built around a systematic synthetic phonics approach, Letters and Sounds 7+ helps pupils revisit and consolidate essential letter–sound relationships while applying their knowledge to connected text. Carefully structured reading opportunities support decoding accuracy, word recognition and fluency, making the series particularly valuable for targeted literacy intervention and catch-up reading.
Blue to Green Bands
28 Titles for Ages 7+
Systematic Synthetic Phonics
Decodable Readers
02 / CONFIDENCE
Reading success at every stage
Engaging decodable texts encourage children to apply their phonics skills independently, building accuracy, fluency and confidence with each reading experience.
03 / INCLUSION
Support for older readers
A dedicated selection of 28 Hi/Lo decodables for readers aged 7+ provides accessible phonics practice with age-appropriate stories and topics.
Collins Big Cat | Programme Ranges
Big Cat Phonics for Letters & Sounds 7+ Packs
Years 3–6 | Decodable Readers
Helping older learners become confident, independent readers
Not every student develops reading fluency at the same pace. For students in Years 3–6 who need additional support, age-appropriate decodable readers provide valuable opportunities to strengthen essential phonics skills while engaging with content suited to their interests and maturity.
Carefully structured decodable texts help students revisit and consolidate letter–sound relationships, practise blending and decoding, and develop greater reading accuracy and automaticity. High-interest stories and accessible reading levels support engagement without compromising the systematic practice needed to build stronger reading skills.
Explore our range of Years 3–6 decodable programmes and intervention resources, designed to support targeted literacy instruction, build reading confidence and help students progress towards fluent, independent reading.
Age-appropriate, high-interest decodable texts
Targeted phonics and decoding reinforcement
Support for reading intervention and fluency
Confidence through achievable reading success
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