Books with title Oxford Reading Tree: Stage 5: More Stories

Songbirds is a new Phonics series from Oxford Reading Tree. It comprises real stories written by the best-selling author of The Gruffulo, Julia Donaldson. All the stories are phonic stories that support the latest curriculum developments. Oxford Reading Tree Songbirds provide:* fully decodeable texts that build on pupils' phonic knowledge as they work through the 36 books over 6 stages* opportunities for segmenting, blending and matching sounds and letter blends* lively illustrations by a variety of artists* flexible activities that can be tailored to your phonic teaching* an exciting interactive CD-Rom to accompany Stages 1+ - 2Stage 1+ titles practise the sound made by the following letters:* Top Cat - m c t p a o* Sam's Pot - s m c t g p a o* Bob Bug - r l d b f h i u, s m c t g p a o* Dig, Dig, Dig - r l d b, h i u, s m t g p a o* Zak and the Vet - v w y z j n k e, r d b h i u, s c t g a o* Mum Bug's Bag - w y z j n k e, r d b f h i u, s m t g p a o

The Stage 4 Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories, written by Roderick Hunt and illustrated by Alex Brychta, provide a rich story context to help develop language comprehension and decoding skills.Stories, More Stories A, More Stories B and More Stories C help children to progress from teacher-supported reading at the early stages to more independent reading.The new-style inside cover notes provide advice and support to help adults read and explore the story with the child, supporting their decoding and language comprehension development.Each pack of 6 includes a Group/Guided Reading Notes Booklet with a Vocabulary Chart listing high frequency tricky words and a Curriculum Coverage Chart for England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. Each story has individual notes and suggested activities for Group and Independent Reading,Speaking, listening and drama and Writing, with each section showing the relevant objectives covered. Decoding and Language Comprehension opportunities are highlighted throughout.

The Stage 6 Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories, written by Roderick Hunt and illustrated by Alex Brychta, provide a rich story context to help develop language comprehension and decoding skills.Stories, More Stories A and More Stories B involve familiar situations and a variety of fantasy settings through the magic key adventures.The new-style inside cover notes provide advice and support to help adults read and explore the story with the child, supporting their decoding and language comprehension development.Each pack of 6 includes a Group/Guided Reading Notes Booklet with a Vocabulary Chart listing high frequency tricky words and a Curriculum Coverage Chart for England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. Each story has individual notes and suggested activities for Group and Independent Reading,Speaking, listening and drama and Writing, with each section showing the relevant objectives covered. Decoding and Language Comprehension opportunities are highlighted throughout.

Trunk stories on the Oxford Reading tree always sell well, and the demand for more stories at Stage 4 level has resulted in new adventures and experiences for the ORT characters in six new Stage 4 More B stories. There are vocabulary and story links to the earlier Stage 4s, but with Nadim andAnneena, the Hindu and Muslim children, playing a more active part.