Jill Atkins is a prolific children's author and to date has had over 50 books published, for a variety of ages. Jill began her career as a teacher, but her interest in being a children's author saw her successfully complete an MA in Writing for Children at Winchester University. In the past she has lectured part-time on the subject of early childhood, and she is a member of the Society of Authors and the Children's Book Circle.
Category:
Literacy
Strand:
Decodables
Can Dex help Daz, a dump truck who is stuck in the mud? Find out in this low-level phonics reading book. Part of Reading Stars Phonics - our structured programme of 133 fully decodable phonics readers to support the teaching of phonics using the UK Government's Letters and Sounds programme - Dex the Digger is a Phase 4 'Blend-Max' book. It introduces more complex (CCVCC, CCCVC/CCCVCC) words and the high frequency words do, out and what, following Letters and Sounds Phase 4. As well as being available to buy individually, this title appears in the following discounted Reading Stars Phonics (RSP) Packs: Phase 4 Blend-Max Pack - one of every Phase 4 Blend-Max title Phase 4 Blend-Max 6-Pack - six of every Phase 4 Blend-Max title Complete Phase 4 Pack - one of every Phase 4 title Complete Phase 4 6-Pack - six of every Phase 4 title Complete RSP Pack (Phases 2-5) - one of every RSP title (Phases 2-5) Complete RSP 6-Pack (Phases 2-5) - six of every RSP title (Phases 2-5) Complete RSP Pack (Phases 1-5) - one of every RSP title (Phases 1-5) Complete RSP 6-Pack (Phases 1-5) - six of every RSP title (Phases 1-5) For more information on how our Reading Stars Phonics packs work, head here. For more information on the programme itself, head to our dedicated Reading Stars Phonics section.