Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1–6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.


Join one boy and his grandmother as they compare toys from her childhood with his own toys in this non-fiction book.


The sounds in this book are:/j/ /v/ /w/ /x/ /qu/ /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ /nk/


Pages 14 and 15 contain an “I Spy” feature with a specific phoneme focus, which uses visual support to help children embed phonic knowledge.


Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

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