Pippin the Kitten Decodable Reading Book

A short phonic reader for those beginning to read more fluently with phonics.

Find out about Pippin the Kitten!

This book is part of the Reading Made Simple Reading Scheme introducing basic digraphs.

They follow on from our previous sets of:

CVC Reading Books with matching workbooks

Consonant Blends Reading Books with matching workbooks

Level 1 Red Books. with matching workbooks

This book may contain words with the following sounds: ck, oo, ee, sh, ch, th, ng, ing, ar, or, a-e, i-e and u-e, ai, oa and ea.

It can be enjoyed by any child who knows these phonic sounds.

I created these phonic readers as I saw the huge need for highly structured, fun-to-read, early-reading books.

They are very popular. I am an Early Years Specialist Teacher (B. Ed) who is currently tutoring children with profound special needs in reading and writing following over 30 years of teaching phonics.

Main features:

• •The Level 1 readers gently introduce sight words, but only those that cannot be learned in a phonetic family, or will be needed before the family has been studied.

• •All the other words can be sounded out using the necessary phonic knowledge.

• Pictures do not encourage guessing

• •Each book tries to tell a simple story.

• •Each book has been tested on children with severe special needs and those with none – all have loved them as they can read them!

• •The books should be read in order

Who can use these reading books?

• All beginner readers of any age and ability

• Struggling readers of all ages and abilities, including special needs pupils with severe dyslexia/other processing difficulties

• Teachers, parents, classroom assistants, private tutors - anyone who needs them!

Are these phonic reading books and workbooks aligned with the UK Gov requirements or LETRS?

Yes - totally. Though not part of an approved programme they are based on synthetic, very systematic phonics. They are highly structured, repeating vocabulary, introducing sight words slowly and introducing a-e words while practising those listed above that have been learned before.

How long are the books?

The reading books are either 8 or 12 pages long.

Why are these books FREE when other people's books cost so much? Are they of lesser quality?

They are free as I regard the ability to read as being a fundamental right of every living person. Why should some miss out on top-quality resources because they cannot pay for them?

In terms of content, they are top quality, carefully planned and sequenced with the aim of helping as many children as possible get started on the phonic road to reading.

What is included?

1 PDF

Print as a booklet

Flip on the short edge