Stephen Rickard is a writer and publisher, and has written and developed many award-winning books and software titles. He specialises in books that develop reading skills and promote an enthusiasm for reading in reluctant and struggling readers.
Interest Age:
13
Reading Age:
4
Category:
Literacy
Strand:
Decodables
It is night. They wait. They may have to fight. This is the job that they do. Night Combat is a low level phonics reading book. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this 453-word fiction story features a fully decodable text, suitable for struggling teen and adult readers. Night Combat uses a carefully limited set of letters and sounds to make up all the words. (For UK schools this relates to Phase 3 of Letters and Sounds, the UK Government's synthetic phonics reading programme.) Night Combat is part of Ransom's Neutron Stars, a structured reading programme for teens and adults learning the basics of reading. The series offers progression through ten levels of reading, four phonics and six coloured book bands. More information on the structure of the scheme can be found here.