Helen Dineen writes fiction, non-fiction and poetry for children. Born and raised in Edinburgh, Helen loved learning languages at school. This took her on exciting adventures to France and Belgium before she settled back in the UK with her family. Alongside writing, Helen loves a long walk on a cold day, dark chocolate and making a fuss of dogs."
Reading Age:
4
Category:
Literacy
Strand:
Decodables
Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1-6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary. Join one child on a day trip as she explores her likes and dislikes for each of her five senses in this thought-provoking non-fiction book. Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language This book focuses on adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes. Pages 14 and 15 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall. Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.