Phonic Books The Fact Files 2

Learn how to read with truly decodable non-fiction for older readers in need of support to build reading confidence, while learning more about the world around them.

This learn-to-read series for 9-12 year-olds comprises 12 truly decodable non-fiction books for older readers who can read simple CVC words.

Thrilling stories are packed with facts on high-interest topics that will appeal to older readers, taking them from CVC and CVCC word text through to adjacent consonants, consonant digraphs and suffixes -ed and -ing.

For example:

Book 1: CVC, CVCC

Book 2: CVCC

Book 3: CVCC

Book 4: CCVC and -ed

Book 5: CCVCC

Book 6: ‘ch’ and ‘tch’

Book 7: ‘sh’

Book 8: ‘th’

Book 9: ‘ck’ and ‘qu’

Book 10: ‘ng’

Book 11: ‘wh’ and -ing

Book 12: ‘le’



Accompanying photocopiable activities for word building, blending, spelling and comprehension can be found in Phonic Books The Fact Files 2 Activities.

The Fact Files 2 shares the same phonic progression as Phonic Books Alba and Totem and can be used in parallel to consolidate phonemic knowledge and reading skills.

This beginner reader series features:

Truly decodable text to allow independent reading, ideal for reluctant readers.Reading material aimed at children aged 9-12.Common CVC and CVCC words that are gradually introduced in each book.

This pack of 12 decodable books containing 16 pages features:

‘How to Use This Book’ guidance page, including information about the new sounds introduced, sounds learned from previous books, high-frequency words and important notes on the sound.Non-fiction narrative story pagesKnowledge builder for reading and spelling practice.Word list to go over what they have learnt.

What is phonics?

Phonics is a way of teaching children to read by understanding the sounds that individual letters make and blending them to make a word. Children can learn to read using this skill to decode new words. Phonic Books specialises in decodable, systematic books supporting this structured literacy instruction.