Zak lives with his Grandpa, who raised him after his parents died. On his 13th birthday, his Grandpa gives him a strange gift – a talisman. Never take it off. It will protect you. One day, it might even save your life, his Grandpa said. But somebody else wanted the talisman and its special powers and they would do anything to get it. From the day he was given the talisman, Zak’s life was never the same again.
- Created for guided or independent reading
- Ideal for practicing specific decoding patterns in the context of a larger narrative
- Text is supported by color pictures on each page
- Each book focuses on a set of sound-spellings for readers to practice
- Action-packed stories in short books (about 300 words each)
Ten books introducing alternative vowel spellings.
Book 1: ay, ai, a, a-e, ea, ey
Book 2: ee, ea, y, e, ie, e-e, ei
Book 3: ow, oa, o, oe, o-e
Book 4: er, ir, ur, or, ear
Book 5: ow, ou & oi, oy
Book 6: oo, ue, u-e, ew, ou, u
Book 7: igh, ie, i-e, i, y
Book 8: aw, awe, a, au, al, ough
Book 9: air, are, ear, ere, eir
Book 10: ar
Phonic Books publications specialize in decodable books for beginner and catch-up readers. Founded by three special needs teachers passionate about teaching all children to read, they applied their expertise to developing phonic reading books for young children and older, struggling readers. The books sets range from those suitable for pre-kindergarten students through to reluctant readers in secondary school.
With a growing reputation for their quality and effectiveness these book sets are now widely used by schools, tutors and parents in the UK, US, Canada, and countries around the world.
Features of Books for Beginner Readers
- Designed to engage and enthuse beginner and reluctant readers.
- Highly-structured phonic sequence encourages reading success and building of confidence from the very beginning
- Imaginative stories with appealing characters
- Colourful and motivating illustrations
- Highly-structured phonic progression
- Text on cream background to make the books reader-friendly
- Gradual introduction of high-frequency words
- A clear explanation of Synthetic Phonics for teachers and parents
- Game in every book to consolidate learning
- Additional reading and spelling activities for further reading practice
Features of Books for Catch-up Readers
- Vocabulary Page
- Short chapters for reluctant readers
- Text on cream background for easier reading
- Motivating illustrations and storyline
- Syllables split for reader
- Dyslexia friendly font
- Reading practice page with phonic focus
- Workbooks for further learning linked to stories
Zak’s adventures begin when his Grandpa gives him a talisman with special powers. From this day on, Zak’s life is never the same again.
Starting with the sound ‘ae’, each of the 10 books in the first series introduces one phoneme and its alternative spellings.
Shares the same phonic progression as the Rescue Series and can be used in parallel.