​How to make the Phonic Reading Books

This is very simple

  • Download the book.
  • Set your printer to print 'booklet'.
  • Assemble the pages in order, and staple them, OR cut the page sin half before stapling them. 
​I like to print my phonic reading books on thin card, as it makes them more sturdy, but this is not necessary.
The reading books are in colour, but if it is too expensive to print in colour, then just set your printer to print in black and white.

Level 0

Consonant Blends Phonics Reading Books
Please see the consonant blends lessons here to learn how best to use these books.
  • Only the words 'I', 'and', 'go', 'no' and 'to' are introduced at this stage to develop confidence in phonics, in addition to the sight words 'A/a', I, is and of introduced in the previous level.
  • ​These books have full punctuation.
  • The words listed below each book are in addition to CVC words introduced in the previous level's books.
  • The books are best read in order left to right. 
  • ​Our accompanying workbooks give valuable extra practice.
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Same stories, NEW LOOK, better progression. ECO-PRINTING all in one book for easy A4 printing! Includes Teaching Manual.

Download them individually by clicking on each title, or download them all in one go in the Lilibette's Resources Store

Words:  as, and,  glad, skip,  swim, will, well, I​
​Words: as, and, flag, flap, glad,  flip, His, glum, puff, but, well​
Words: Gran, glad, swim, frog, slug, glug, glum, glub, stem,
toss, fell, 
 Words: yap, lap, Gran, and, glad, stop, glum, to
Words: glad, frog, pond, skip, swim, glub, jump, must, to, no
​Words: glad, frog, pond, swim, jump, slug, glub, glug, of, to
​Words: as, and, glad, sand,  fill, jump, help, 
to
​Words: and, sand, crab, Gran, stop, skip, swim, jump, help
Words: glad, rest, best, must, help, mend, go, to
Words: flag, flap, grab, stop, wind, puff, vest, west, send
​Words: cross, milk, trip, spill, drip, must, glad
Words: as, camp, pond, frog, soft, cross,      swim,  jumps, must,  tent, well ​

Only for confident readers

Words: snap, glad, drop, drip, twists, send, mend 
pram, blanket, soft, pond, pink, drink, milk, must, dress, rest
You can download a zip folder containing all of the Consonant Blends Level 0 reading books for a small price here. NOTE: This is the old series. Those listed above have been newly updated to smooth progression.
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Same stories, NEW LOOK, ECO-PRINTING all in one book! Includes Teaching Manual.

If your child is still having to sound out most words after reading the CVC and consonant blends book, this is where you go next:

Some children having finished CVC words and Consonant blends and having read the books may be able to sound these words out, but may struggle to recall them in text, making it hard for the child to read fluently. This is common with many children with a known difficulty, or speech delay (for any reason).

This short vowel course has been written to help. Find the first lesson here.
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