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If someone you knew was considering coming on this course, what advice would you give them? "Definitely go on it. Tells you everything you need to know about the code of English and the skills children need to access/use the code to read and spell. You will be a much better teacher for it."
If someone you knew was considering coming on this course, what advice would you give them?
"Definitely go on it. Tells you everything you need to know about the code of English and the skills children need to access/use the code to read and spell. You will be a much better teacher for it."
For beginning readers YR onwards and catch-up
The titles below will enable children to practice the literacy skills they are learning and thereby gain fluency in reading, all while they enjoy the colourfully-illustrated stories.
We have twenty-four titles for the Initial Code. This series is written particularly to support phonic teaching and can be used by anyone teaching reading to children.
We've rebranded our Initial Code and Extended Code Main Collection decodable readers. We've done this in order to:
- Include small edits to the texts
- Replace 'The Bratt twins' with a brand new IC9 book.
- Develop a new look that shows off our up-to-date logo and branding.
Starting at the top, the books are 8 pages long and are priced at £2.50 each (except for 'Tim's Pets' which is 16 pages long and £3.00) down as far as 'Is it magic?' and 'Lost' - these titles, and the ones below them, are 16 pages long and £3.00 each.
These books are also available as e-books (Kindle format) from Amazon - this link goes to the first fourteen books on Amazon UK's site, and this link goes to the final ten books in this collection.
This set is comprised of thirteen 8-page books and one sixteen-page book. These are all our titles for the Initial Code Units 1 - 7 inclusive.
From £35.50
This set is comprised by ten sixteen-page readers, these are all our titles for the Initial Code Units 8 - 11.
From £30.00
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 1
Tim and Tam play jokes with wet seats in the park.
Phoneme focus: aimst
Sample image
From £2.50
Sam's baby brother gets confused about the meaning of the word 'mat'.
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 2
Sam sees parts of himself reflected in the objects around him.
Phoneme focus: aimst, nop
Tam attempts to train her dog Tip, with limited success.
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 3
Sam grows a seed into a plant.
Phoneme focus: aimst, nop, bcgh
Sam and Bob create a manikin with a collection of old cans, a hat and an old coat.
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 4
Sam, Bob and Meg learn some valuable lessons, mainly to do with hens.
Phoneme focus: aimst, nop, bcgh, defv
Sample page
Meg adopts a newly-born piglet as a pet.
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 5
Young Sam learns how to play with his brother Tom’s pets, the hard way!
Phoneme focus: aimst, nop, bcgh, defv, klru
Kim tries to get her naughty cat to behave, with limited success.
Sample image Another sample image
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 6
Through pairs of illustrations, this book shows us Tim and his pets on their farm. It uses visual jokes to reveal that things are never quite where they seem.
Phoneme focus: aimst, nop, bcgh, defv, klru, jwz
From £3.00
Jim’s mum shows him how to make the most of things, whatever the weather.
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 7
Ken helps his mum get things ready for the bin men...eventually.
Phoneme focus: aimst, nop, bcgh, defv, klru, jwz, x, y, ff, ll, ss
On a very hot day, Dan makes a mud pit with a little help from his friend Pip and Rex the dog.
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 8
Jaz borrows Kit the cat from her friend Tom. They go up to an attic, discovering ink and a pen. Jaz thinks they might have magical powers...
This book focuses on words with the structure:
vcc and cvcc
During a camping holiday, Tim, Rob and Jess visit a nearby beach. But when it is time to head back to camp, they get lost!
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 9
Miss Scott the teacher takes her class along to a nearby pond where they improve the environment for everyone (especially frogs). Ken learns to overcome his entomophobia. This book focuses on words with the structure:
ccvc
Dan can't swim, so his teacher Miss Scott builds a raft with him so that he too can enjoy some time at the pond.
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 10
When Jim and Dan fall out, Pip loses patience and runs off. Is there any hope that peace might break out? This book focuses on words with the structure:
ccvcc, cvccc
The kids of Glen Club aim for the eponymous cup. But their opponents have an enormous prop named Sprog... This book focuses on words with the structure:
cccvc
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 11
Sam's pet rat, Vic, escapes in his mum's favourite restaurant, resulting in widespread mayhem.
This book introduces 'sh'
Brad has a new game, 'Chimp Chums', on his handheld games console, and Dan is keen to challenge him. First though, they have to find a way of getting the game back from Brad's dad...
This book introduces 'ch'
Tim and Jess discover a newly-hatched song thrush and protect it until it is able to fly.
This book introduces 'th'
Ella builds a magical, make-believe world out of everyday things she finds in the house. Her brother Quinn is not impressed, but it turns out that what he is looking for can only be found in Ella's world...
This book introduces 'qu'
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