UK Reading Skill Set Lookbook

Introducing

The Reading Skill Set

A phonics-based programme that motivates your child to read through play.

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Part 1: Sounds to Reading, Rhyming Leaves Game 2

THE READING SKILL SET

The Reading Skill Set’s unique, play-focused approach makes phonics fun, keeping your child engaged and feeling confident.

Learn through play Games and self-correcting activities make phonics fun

Review skills before reading Avoiding surprises prepares your child for success

Build confidence with books Engaging books bring new skills to life

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It’s an award-winning reading programme that really works:

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98%

of children improved their reading test scores

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of parents reported that their child was more confident about reading

94%

of parents felt more prepared to support their child in reading

*In a 6-week study of The Reading Skill Set with 51 Lovevery families.

THE READING SKILL SET

Part 1: Sounds to Reading, Syllable Race Game

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THE READING SKILL SET

Part 2: Words to Books, Mystery Word Decoder

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Part 2: Words to Books, Crossword Builder 7

Part 1: Sounds to Reading, Wooden Letter Blocks

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THE READING SKILL SET

Part 1: Sounds to Reading, Follow The Sound Maze

Part 2: Words to Books, Sound Swap & Drop

Part 3: Advanced Rules to Chapter Books, Ends With E Adventure Game

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The Complete Reading Skill Set £510 £460

Part 1: Sounds to Reading, p. 12

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Part 2: Words

The complete 3-part programme can be purchased at a discount, covering skills from learning letter sounds to reading chapter books.

to Books, p. 18

Part 3: Advanced Rules to Chapter Books, p. 24

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Part 1

Sounds to Reading Typically for 3–5-year-olds £170

In this motivating introduction to reading, children learn the most common sound of each letter and how to break up words into sounds.

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WH AT’S IN C LU DE D:

• 3 skill groups: Isolating Sounds, Learning Letter Sounds, and First Spelling and Reading • 9 skill-based games and activities that build on each other • 7 books that have rich storylines and practise the skills taught in the games • A Play Guide that tells you everything you need to know—no expertise required • An online portal with expert resources on a range of reading topics

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PA RT 1: S O U N D S TO R E A D I N G

Compound Word Pairs Discover that words are made up of sound parts by matching two cards together to reveal a new word.

Syllable Race Game Break words into syllables as you race your dog around the track, making a wood-on-wood tapping sound to hear each syllable of a word.

Rhyming Leaves Game Identify rhymes by sound and make new rhymes in this game where two players work together to add or remove leaves from the tree.

Follow the Sound Maze Make your way through this maze by isolating first and last sounds. Reveal the solution at the end to check your work.

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THE READING SKILL SET

Movable Alphabet Build words with this lowercase set of blue vowels and red consonants. Inspired

by Montessori and designed to work with games in Part 1.

Accurate Letter Sounds Book Avoid early letter sound confusion with this unique book that teaches the most common sound of each letter.

Wooden Letter Blocks Practise letter sounds by matching 4 block images that start with the same letter sound to reveal a lowercase letter.

Skill Tokens Demonstrate your new skills by choosing a token with a prompt and matching it to a Wooden Letter Block.

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PA RT 1: S O U N D S TO R E A D I N G

Letter Case Beehive Learn to connect lowercase letters to their uppercase form as you race to beat the bear to the honeycomb in this collaborative game.

Spell & Check Slider Practise spelling and blending by building a 3–5 letter word, blending sounds to read the word, and sliding to reveal correct spelling.

Wordless Book Build language and practise the keys of story structure with this book that encourages your child to tell a story before they can read.

Turn-Taking Book Series Take turns reading this book series together, with sections for your child to read that only use the skills they’ve already learned.

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Part 2

Words to Books Typically for 4–6-year-olds £170

Children learn to blend words with more speed and accuracy, and build comprehension skills through books and fun storytelling games.

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WH AT’S IN C LU D E D:

• 3 skill groups: Basic Blending, Comprehensive Blending, and Storytelling • 7 skill-based games and activities that build on each other • 13 books that have rich storylines and practise the skills taught in the games • A Play Guide that tells you everything you need to know— no expertise required • An online portal with expert resources on a range of reading topics

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PA RT 2: W O R D S TO B O O K S

Mystery Word Decoder Crack the code and practise blending sounds to read the mystery word that matches the pattern.

Totally Decodable Book Series Build confidence with 3 books that include only the sounds already learned.

No common rule-breaker words like ‘are’, ‘the’ and ‘is’ here!

Wooden Letter Sound Tiles Use the letter and consonant digraph sound tiles with The Crossword Builder, Sound Swap & Drop game, or all on their own to build words.

Sound Swap & Drop Become flexible and fluent with sounds as you swap tiles to form new words—compete against another player or play independently.

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THE READING SKILL SET

Sticky Word Snack Sticks Practise reading words that don’t follow regular phonemic rules. This game is full of repetition for easy memorisation of sticky words.

Short Vowel Sounds Book Series Read about fun adventures in this 5-book series that reinforces short vowel sounds, with each book focusing on a specific vowel.

Crossword Builder Go beyond 3-letter words and practise blending consonants in this modular crossword puzzle.

Consonant Blends Book Series Reinforce consonant blends with this 5-book series that features interactive elements, like clues for a treasure hunt and a ladybird toy.

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PA RT 2: W O R D S TO B O O K S

Story Order Cards Learn to tell stories with a beginning, middle, and end by placing pictures in a logical order to tell a unique story.

Set the Scene Storytelling Stage Build important oral storytelling skills with scenes, props, characters, and prompts to help tell the what, where, who, why, and when.

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Part 3

Advanced Rules to Chapter Books Typically for 5–7-year-olds £170

Children learn more advanced rules, like vowel pairs, final ‘e’, r-controlled vowels, prefixes, and suffixes. At the end, they’ll use all of the skills they’ve learned so far to read chapter books all on their own.

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WH AT’S IN C LU DE D:

• 4 child-led games and self-correcting activities • 27 books that focus on the skills introduced through the games and activities • A Play Guide that tells you everything you need to know—no expertise required

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PA RT 3 : A DVA N C E D RU L E S TO C H A P T E R B O O K S

Ends With E Adventure Game Learn when an “e” at the end of a word makes the earlier vowel say its name in this fun family board game.

Final e Book Series Practise reading words with final e by following Jase, the detective, as he solves mysteries. Use the red decoder to reveal hidden words.

Vowel Team Penguin Walk Learn how vowels work together to make one sound, and get lots of practise reading aloud while balancing penguins on the iceberg.

Vowel Team Book Series Focus on 2 specific vowel pairs at a time in each of these 8 books about everyday activities. Use the red decoder to reveal hidden words.

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THE READING SKILL SET

​​R-Vowel Frog Hop Build a path of lily pads to beat your opponent to the other side while learning how vowel sounds change when followed by the letter ‘r’.

R-Controlled Vowels Book Series Learn all about taking care of animals and reinforce r-controlled vowels with this 5-book series, including 1 non-fiction book.

Set Prefix & Suffix Story Fix Practise reading longer words with prefixes and suffixes by building silly stories in this interactive game that’s great on-the-go.

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PA RT 3 : A DVA N C E D RU L E S TO C H A P T E R B O O K S

Prefixes & Suffixes Book Series Have a laugh as you read silly stories that feature common prefixes and suffixes in this 5-book series.

Chapter Books At the end of Part 3, read your very first chapter books that combine all the skills you’ve learned. The longest book is 80 pages!

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