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Learning to Read

SPELD SA Phonic Books support the teaching of reading by using a structured synthetic phonics approach. They are designed to build on the pre-reading skills of oral language and phonological awareness needed for reading success. The books support the learning of letter-sounds and blending in a sequential phonic order, helping students to develop their independent decoding skills. The stories contain limited high frequency words that need to be taught before reading the book. The questions and activities focus on increasing a student’s vocabulary and fluency and encourage the student to make deeper connections with the author’s message.

The SPELD SA Phonic books follow commonly taught sequences of letters and sounds. Each set of books introduces a new group of sounds for students to blend together to be able to read words. The books with a single star icon on the front cover contain a lower word count and less high frequency words. The books with two stars, contain a higher word count, a greater number of high frequency words and/or more complex word structure. 

If you are unsure which books would suit your child, please speak to your child's mentor.