Phonic Books The Fact Files 1: Consonant blends and digraphs, suffixes -ed and -ing

Learn how to read with truly decodable nonfiction for older readers in need of support to build reading confidence, while learning more about the world around them.

This learn-to-read series for 9-12 year-olds comprises 12 truly decodable nonfiction books for older readers who can read simple CVC words.

Thrilling stories are packed with facts on high-interest topics that will appeal to older readers, taking them from CVC and CVCC word text through to adjacent consonants, consonant digraphs and suffixes -ed and -ing.

For example:
Book 1: CVC, CVCC
Book 2: CVCC
Book 3: CVCC
Book 4: CCVC and -ed
Book 5: CCVCC
Book 6: ‘ch’ and ‘tch’
Book 7: ‘sh’
Book 8: ‘th’
Book 9: ‘ck’ and ‘qu’
Book 10: ‘ng’
Book 11: ‘wh’ and -ing
Book 12: ‘le’


Accompanying photocopiable activities for word building, blending, spelling and comprehension can be found in Phonic Books The Fact Files 1 Activities.

The Fact Files 1 shares the same phonic progression as Phonic Books That Dog! and Magic Belt, and can be used together to consolidate phonemic knowledge and reading skills.

This beginner reader series features:

• Truly decodable text to allow independent reading, ideal for reluctant readers.
• Reading material aimed at children aged 9-12.
• Common CVC and CVCC words that are gradually introduced in each book.

This pack of 12 decodable books containing 16 pages features:

• ‘How to Use This Book’ guidance page, including information about the new sounds introduced, sounds learned from previous books, high-frequency words, and important notes on the sound.
• Nonfiction narrative story pages
• Knowledge builder for reading and spelling practice.
• Word list to go over what they have learned.

What is phonics?

Phonics is a way of teaching children to read by understanding the sounds that individual letters make and blending them to make a word. Children can learn to read using this skill to decode new words. Phonic Books specializes in decodable, systematic books supporting this structured literacy instruction.