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| Stage 1 |
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There are 12 picture Storybooks at Stage 1 without any words. These will help your children understand that stories have a beginning, middle, and end, and that books in English are written from left to right. All the books in Stage 1 are based on familiar experiences, such as going to school, getting up, and family life. First Words contain a few simple words closely linked to the illustrations. This is excellent for beginners of English as they can be encouraged to read the words they recognize. |
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| Stage 1+ |
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Stage 1+ First
Sentences focus on whole sentences so you can draw children's
attention to full stop and capital letters.
Stage 1+ More Sentences A reinforces exposure to full
sentences, with familiar high frequency words.
Stage 1+ More Sentences B provides more exposure to
high frequency words, with the support of repetition
and patterning. |
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| Stage 2 |
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These stories introduce a wider vocabulary and develop children's understanding of the main characters. They help develop the skills of word recognition, relating illustrations and text, sequencing, prediction, story structure, and oral language skills. |
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| Stage 3 |
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These are slightly
longer than stories at Stage 2 and have longer sentences
on each page. It is vitally important to keep talking
and asking questions about the story to increase the
children's understanding and vocabulary. The children's
own language can still be used as necessary. |
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| Stage 4 |
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The stories
at this stage are slightly longer, with more words.
Six of the Storybooks are numbered and should be read
in order because they lead on to the books in Stage
5. They are also graded in difficulty and length. You
should maintain the emphasis talking and questions. |
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| Stage 5 |
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The stories begin to move away from familiar settings and into worlds of fantasy. The magic key, found at Stage 4, is used to transport the characters into adventures. These are extremely popular with children, and often provide the starting point for their own writing. Six of the Storybooks are numbered and should be read in order. Children will have a good sight vocabulary of just over 100 words, they will be able to decode words, and use the illustrations to make meaning from the text. |
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| Stage 6-7 |
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The stories in Stage 6 and 7 take the children on lots of magic key adventures. Three of four lines of text per page make them more demanding and longer. There is still a wide use of high frequency words but the adventures draw in more varied vocabulary. |
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| Stage 8-9 |
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These stories are a mix of fantasy and familiar settings. They have smaller print and longer sentences, with pictures that add extra detail to the stories and continue to support the text. |
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| Patterned Stories Stage 1+ |
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The text in these stories is very repetitive and practises high frequency words in order to build children's confidence and sight vocabulary. |
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| Patterned Stories Stage 2 |
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These stories are written to give two high frequency words several repetitions each. This consolidates recognition of common key words. |
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| First Phonics Stage 1+ |
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These stories have an emphasis on rhyme and rhyme making the text easy to remember. Children can use the rhyming pattern to work out new words. |
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| First Phonics Stage 2 |
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First Phonics stories use vocabulary that can be 'sounded out' using simple phonic rules. They also include key words and high frequency words so children practise and expand their sight vocabulary. |
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| First Phonics Stage 3 |
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These stories contain vocabulary that can be 'sounded out' by blending. |
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