1. Florendine’s New Reading Scheme for early readers Developing excellent reading skills whilst encouraging reading for pleasure

2. We have updated our books! The children will very shortly begin to bring home some of our new books from the Oxford Reading Tree range we have invested in. We’ve chosen a range of books, to support your child with every step of their reading, as well as encourage a love of reading. The children will very shortly begin to bring home some of our new books from the Oxford Reading Tree range we have invested in. We’ve chosen a range of books, to support your child with every step of their reading, as well as encourage a love of reading.

3. Why have we changed? Although Florendine’s results in reading have historically always been very high, the old reading scheme we were using was not closely matched to our pupils developing phonics knowledge and knowledge of common exception words. In other words, the books we were using did not support your children to practise and apply the phonics they were learning here at school. We did not send home phonically decodable books so that children could practise their new knowledge and skills at home. All this is about to change… Although Florendine’s results in reading have historically always been very high, the old reading scheme we were using was not closely matched to our pupils developing phonics knowledge and knowledge of common exception words. In other words, the books we were using did not support your children to practise and apply the phonics they were learning here at school. We did not send home phonically decodable books so that children could practise their new knowledge and skills at home. All this is about to change…

4. Traditional Tales Timeless stories from around the world which are fully decodable, with clear phonic progression, and matched to the New National Curriculum, with great links to writing opportunities.

5. Project X – Alien Adventure 100% decodable with small steps of progression to ensure independent reading from day one, with fun and engaging stories to encourage reading for pleasure.

6. Floppy’s Phonics FICTION: A decodable phonics series featuring familiar Oxford Reading Tree characters, with lots of opportunities for comprehension skills. NON-FICTION: A decodable non-fiction series of readers with lots of opportunities to encourage interaction with the text and cross-curricular links. FICTION: A decodable phonics series featuring familiar Oxford Reading Tree characters, with lots of opportunities for comprehension skills. NON-FICTION: A decodable non-fiction series of readers with lots of opportunities to encourage interaction with the text and cross-curricular links.

7. Songbirds Highly decodable texts that children can read by sounding out and blending. First children need to have been introduced to the sounds covered in the book and have an understanding of how to blend, in order to read any unfamiliar words.

8. Develop and decode Phonetically-based Biff, Chip and Kipper adventures, which are 60% decodable. Used as a bridging band between the Phonics range and Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories, smoothing the transition from phonics to richer, wider reading.

9. Choice Your child will be encouraged to choose their next reading book from the range available to them. They will choose from a selection linked to the phonics phase they are currently working at. This means they should be bringing home a book they are capable of reading with greater independence, using their knowledge of blending letter sounds to help them.

10. Your support Although your child is using their phonics as the main strategy to read new and unfamiliar words, they will still need introducing to other ways to support their reading when phonics isn’t so helpful. Your child still needs you to hear them read regularly, help them with memorising their paddle of tricky words and talk to them about what they have read by asking questions about the text.

11. The Stage Your child’s class teacher has carefully matched your child’s reading book to their phonics level. This is crucial to allow your child to read as independently as possible. Your child may bring home a different text type from within that stage. This may be due to it being their choice, or under the direction of their teacher because of a specific reading need your child has.

12. What you’ll begin to notice Your child will use their phonics knowledge as the main route to decoding unfamiliar words. They will be more likely to read be able to read their books independently. Being a more independent reader will make them a happier reader. Because they are reading rather than memorising, they will be more able to answer questions about what they’ve read. Your child will use their phonics knowledge as the main route to decoding unfamiliar words. They will be more likely to read be able to read their books independently. Being a more independent reader will make them a happier reader. Because they are reading rather than memorising, they will be more able to answer questions about what they’ve read.

13. Explore Please stay and spend some time exploring and reading the new books with your child. Discuss with your child’s class teacher any questions you have about your child’s reading or how you can support them at home. Even make a bookmark on our craft table.