Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds | Collins Big Cat Books

Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds 2007 Featuring exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children, fully aligned to Phases 1–6 with guidance and support in every book. Browse the books by band below.
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Lilac band Wordless books that tell a story through pictures to support emergent readers.

Pink A band Books featuring short rhythmic chants and visual support to help emergent readers embed phonic knowledge.

Pink B band Books featuring short rhythmic chants and simple, predictable text to help emergent readers embed phonic knowledge.

Red A band Books featuring predictable text and simple story development to support emergent readers.

Red B band Books offering simple but varied text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development and a satisfying conclusion.

Yellow band Books offering varied sentence structures and natural language to support comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.

Blue band Books featuring longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language.

Green band Books featuring less familiar, more complex language with varied characters and events sustained over several pages.

Orange band Books offering varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages and less support from illustrations.

Turquoise band Books offering literary and extended descriptions, with longer sentences and a wide range of unfamiliar terms.

Age 7+ Books designed for children aged 7+ who need more practice to acquire phonics skills, featuring age-appropriate content and more mature images.

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