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Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh li Jj Kk LI Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww XxYyZz This fun fjhoni^^ reader belongs to ^» Ladybird A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Published by Ladybird Books Ltd 80 Strand London WC2R ORL A Penguin Company © LADYBIRD and All rights stored in a 109 LADYBIRD BOOKS LTD MM the device of a Ladybird are trademarks of Ladybird reserved retrieval No part of this publication system, or transmitted in may be Books Ltd reproduced any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the r^'"'ir consent of the copyright owner Pnnted in China /-Jpz-icipeT- by Mandy Ross illustrated by Neal Layton introducing the sounds of the alphabet .^WasanQ%ato^ij,het°t«c ^** M ^^Ve Vias 'm a CQ^el hi in 1^er cq^ i^onhos-^S'""^^^^'^ ^nhasanumbreJ]Q5,Vd Unwm her van Vicky has a vulture in 25 fTT' m^s^^ ^ndy has Ww ' Xx Alex has an ox in his box 27 w V Ho^*^*'°^''y°*o„,i,y„,v,t Zara has a zebra in hô ^ I 29 efatffTt&s ^"'"ãô to read with Lo*^^^'** PnonjC^ one strand of Ladybird's Learn to Read is range It can be used alongside any other reading programme, and is an ideal way to support the reading work that your child is doing, or about to do, in school This chart will help you to pick the right for book your child from Ladybird's three main Learn to Age Read series The fresh, quirky stories in Ladybird's twelve pHoni^^ child storybooks are designed to help your have fun learning the relationship between and the sounds they represent or groups of letters, This is letters, an important step towards independent reading -it will enable your child to tackle new words by 'sounding out' and blending their separate parts How J # The stories common known % and rhymes introduce the most spellings of over 40 key sounds, and alliteration (the repetition of an sound) help to emphasise new sounds Coloured type is used to highlight to reinforce the link letter groups, between spelling and sound: and the King sang ^ ^m I as phonemes, in a step-by-step way ^ Rhyme initial fjhoT\l^^ works along amusing illustrations provide helpful picture clues, and extra appeal Bright, ^^^ to This first book use u Hove phiQf|j05 series common sound made letter of the alphabet, and small ^ in the introduces the most by each BooK and the capital letter shapes fun reading Alphapets aloud to your child (she" isn't expected to tackle the text herself at this stage) made by Emphasise the sounds the coloured letters # Talk about the sounds and pictures together What sound can your child hear at the What sound does What about her beginning of the words? her name begin friends' names? with? ^ Phonic puzzles and games are great for learning See if your child can think of another 'c' pet for Connie, or another 'p' place where Penny could keep r^ her penguin #Have fun together pairing up each of the children with their alphapet in the scene on pages 30/31 Phonic fun Playing 'I spy' games, or tackling tongue twisters together, are fun ways to practise letter sounds Help your child put together an alphabet scrapbook of things that begin with the same sound *The text applies equally to girls and boys, but the child is referred to as 'she' throughout to avoid the use of the clumsy 'helshe\ Books Book in the phoHJCS series Alphapets common sound made Introduces the most letter, and the capital Book Splat and small by each letter shapes cat Simple words including the short vowel sounds Qj Q Book and Qas in cat, hen and pig Hot fox Simple words including the short vowel sounds 0andU; simple words including ffl] ^ or Ql Book Stunt Duck Simple words including the combinations Books ^Q^ common and consonant ffl Sheriff Showoff More words Q Q BQ including IQj E&3 common ffi] consonant blends: ^"^ Q* Book Frank's frock More words including common consonant Q IQ Q Q Ql and Q Match match blends: the sounds gai the sounds ^t 36 self-checking phonic gamecards Great fun, and the way i to practise the spellings anc introduced in the phofliCS st( - Book The ace space race Introduces the ffl^^H spelling vowel sounds as Book in name, bike, pattern of long mole and rude Joe's showboat Long vowel sounds: fflas in rain and day; ^as in sheep and dream; and ^j as in boat and show Book More as in sky Book Baboon on the moon long vowel sounds and their spellings: and high and fflas 10 The royal in H blue and few boil Introduces several more complex vowel sounds and Book 11 M- in their The hairy bear scare More words with more complex vowel sounds and CT-in Book various spellings their various spellings 12 Bella's bedspread Advanced sound/spelling links, including in clear, fflas in head and silent letters cards inds ooks ^J as In prroni Meet some strange and wonderful pets phonics pre-reader in this fun-filled h page of this amusing pre-reader designed to help your child grasp the a particular letter of that it link is between the alphabet and the sound most often represents SOUNDS IN BOOK the initial sounds of the letters of the alphabet Phonics -it's the fun way sound to break the barrier! ISBN 0-7214-2118-0 Ladybird HELPLINE 0845 036 6600 Advice on how Ladybird books can help children's learning http://www.laclybird.co.uk Printed in China X I • v7w