Phonic Books The Fact Files 4

Truly decodable non-fiction readers for for older readers who need support with their reading to build reading confidence while learning more about the world around them


This series comprises 10 truly decodable non-fiction books for older readers who are starting to read longer texts. The high-interest non-fiction topics take the reader from alternative vowel and consonant spellings to Latin suffixes, including additional variant spellings.

Book 1: ‘ue’: u, ue, u-e
Book 2: ‘u’: u, o, ou
Book 3: ‘s’: s, ss, se, c, ce
Book 4: ‘l’: l, ll, le, al
Book 5:‘j’: j, g, ge
Book 6: ‘f’: f, ff, ph
Book 7: ‘cher’: ture
Book 8: ‘shun’: tion
Book 9: ‘shul’: cial, tial
Book 10: ‘zhun’: sion

Accompanying photocopiable activities for word building, blending, spelling and comprehension can be found in Phonic Books The Fact Files 5 Activities.

The Fact Files 5 shares the same phonic progression as Phonic Books Titan's Gauntlets and Hidden in Paris and can be used in parallel to consolidate phonemic knowledge and reading skills.