Short Reads: Short Reads Decodable Texts: Reception Phases 2-4 (Sets 1-8) by Scholastic Inc. (author)

Help your children to build their fluency and comprehension skills while accessing short texts suitable for Ages 4-5 matched to their reading ability. Using these cards and accompanying teacher’s guide, you can help children begin to develop the essential skills to become a reader for life.

Short Reads Decodables provides children with texts matched to their reading ability to dive deeper into. They read, re-read, discuss and respond in writing about topics, helping them to develop wider comprehension skills using close reading.

Each box contains 40 decodable fiction and non-fiction cards (six copies of each) matched to one of the most commonly used validated SSPs in primary schools, and an accompanying teacher’s guide.

Follows phases 2-4 of one of the most commonly used validated SSPs in primary schools

Motivate the whole class with snappy, fast reads and high-interest topics

Develop comprehension skills with close reading

Build writing skills with ‘Write about Reading’ tasks

Ideal for group reading sessions and independent reading

The Teacher’s Guide includes detailed notes for each reading card. This includes:

a teacher’s reference panel about the card, before reading notes to check the children’s phonic understanding and tricky words; first and second reading activities to develop close reading and fluency; after reading activities including questions and prompts; suggestions for discussion and dictation and writing activities.

All of which help develop close reading skills.

Scholastic considers these cards suitable for children learning using the Wandle Learning Trust’s Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised phonics programme. Scholastic is not part of Wandle Learning Trust, nor are our products approved for use with the Little Wandle Letters & Sounds Revised phonics programme by the Wandle Learning Trust.

What is close reading?

Close Reading (sometimes called Repeated Reading) describes the careful, sustained interpretation of a brief passage of text. Research links the close reading of text to significant gains in reading. The careful study of a short text passage helps build a deep, critical understanding of the text. Children learn to comprehend text, analyse, synthesise and critically examine information.

SERIES INFORMATION

Short Reads are deliberately short to focus children on purposeful reading, re-reading and responding. Children learn about the topic through rich vocabulary development and deep comprehension. Each box contains six copies of 40 different reading cards and a teacher’s guide.

Non-fiction text types covered: Description; Explanation; Procedure; Report; Discussion.

Fiction genres covered: Humour; Poetry; Fantasy; Mystery; Greek Myths.

Box Ages Reading Level Lexile Range Colour Band

Decodable Texts: Reception4 to 5phonic phases 2 to 4n/an/a

Decodable Texts: Year 15 to 6phonic phase 5n/an/a Box 1: Fiction / Box 1: Non-Fiction 5+1 to 8BR to 200LPink/Magenta, Red & Yellow

Box 2: Fiction / Box 2: Non-Fiction 6+9 to 18210L to 400LBlue, Green, Orange & Turquoise

Box 3: Fiction / Box 3: Non-Fiction 7+19 to 24410L to 600LPurple, Gold & Silver/White

Box 4: Fiction / Box 4: Non-Fiction 8+25 to 28610L to 800LEmerald/Lime & Ruby

Box 5: Fiction / Box 5: Non-Fiction 9+29 to 30710L to 1000L+Sapphire

For more information on the Short Reads series please visit www.scholastic.co.uk/shortreads