The Fact Files 1

This series comprises 12 truly decodable non-fiction books for older readers who can read simple CVC words. Thrilling narratives 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.

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 Activities.

shares the same phonic progression as Phonic Books That Dog! and Magic Belt and can be used in parallel to consolidate phonemic knowledge and reading skills. Phonic Progression:

Smart Kids Reader Progression