Educational: First / native language: Readers and reading schemes

Book SynopsisWhen Zak’s grandfather falls ill, Zak must go on a quest to find ten magical gems to help cure him. This action-packed quest story takes the reader from CVC and CVCC word text through to consonant blends, consonant teams and suffixes -ed and -ing. Phonic Books Magic Belt comprises 12 decodable books for older readers who can read simple CVC words. Magic Belt shares the same phonic progression as Phonic Books That Dog! and can be used in parallel to consolidate phonemic knowledge and reading skills. Book 1: The Man in the Mist (cvc, cvcc) Book 2: Ten Rocks (cvcc) Book 3: “Help Us!” cvcc Book 4: The Clam (ccvc and ‘ed’) Book 5: Crabs! (ccvcc) Book 6: Crouch! (‘ch’ and ‘tch’) Book 7: Hush! (‘sh’) Book 8: The Sixth Rock (‘th’) Book 9: Golem of the Rocks (‘ck’ and ‘qu’) Book 10: Dung! (‘ng’) Book 11: The Spitting Pot (‘wh’ and ‘ing’) Book 12: The Simple Plot (‘le’) Accompanying photocopiable activities for word building, blending, spelling and comprehension can be found in Magic Belt Activities.

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Book SynopsisZak’s adventures begin when he’s captured by two men and his shepherd’s staff acquires special powers. Starting at CVC level, the books progress through consonant blends, consonant teams and alternative vowel spellings. Phonic Books Totem comprises 12 books and shares the same phonic progression as the Phonic Books Alba series and can be used in parallel to consolidate phonemic knowledge and reading skills. (cvc, cvcc, ccvc, ccvcc, sh, ch, tch, th, ck, ng, qu, wh, le, -ed, ai, ay, a-e, a, ee, ea, e, y, ey, o-e, ow, oa, o, er, ir, ur, ow, ou, igh, i-e, y, i, oo, ew, u-e, u). Book 1: The Kidnap (cvc, cvcc) Book 2: The Gift (cvc, cvcc, ccvc) Book 3: On the Brink of Death (cvc, cvcc, ccvc, ccvcc) Book 4: The Shadow on the Cliff (sh, ch, th) Book 5: Bad Luck (ck, ng, qu, wh) Book 6: Dangers on the Plain (‘ae’: ai, ay, a-e, a) Book 7: Valley of Dreams (‘ee’: ee, ea, e, y, ey) Book 8: The Monster Below (‘oe’: o-e, ow, oa, o) Book 9: Murky Waters (‘er’: er, ir, ur) Book 10: Danger All Around (‘ow’: ow, ou) Book 11: Jungle Fright (‘ie’: igh, i-e, y, i) Book 12: Hooves! (‘oo’: oo, ew, u-e, u) Accompanying photocopiable activities for segmenting, comprehension, blending and writing can be found in Totem Activities.

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Book SynopsisZak is given a strange gift with special powers by his grandfather, but someone else wants it and will stop at nothing to get it. Phonic Books Talisman 1 introduces alternative vowel spellings. Talisman 1 comprises ten books and follows the same phonic progression as Phonic Books Dragon Eggs, Phonic Books Rescue and Phonic Books Island Adventure and can be used in parallel to consolidate phonemic knowledge and reading skills. Book 1: The Talisman (ay, ai, a, a-e, ea, ey) Book 2: Stampede! (ee, ea, y, e, ie, e-e, ei) Book 3: Shadow in the River (ow, oa, oe, o-e, o) Book 4: Deep Sea Danger (er, ir, ur, or, ear) Book 5: Hounded in the Snow (ow, ou & oi, oy) Book 6: Death at Noon (oo, ue, u-e, ew, ou, u) Book 7: A Cry in the Dark (igh, ie, i-e, i, y) Book 8: Attack at Nightfall (a, aw, awe, au, al, ough) Book 9: Mountain Scare (air, are, ear, ere, eir) Book 10: The Dark Master (ar) Accompanying photocopiable activities for word building, reading, spelling and comprehension can be found in Talisman 1 Activities.

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Book SynopsisBella, the dragon loses her eggs in a terrible storm. Mina discovers Bella and offers to help her. Will she be able to save the baby dragon eggs and bring them safely home to Bella? Phonic Books Dragon Eggs comprises ten books, each focusing on a different vowel sound. A great resource for children who are not yet fluent readers and need to revisit those tricky vowel digraphs. Contains a higher ratio of text to develop reading fluency and build confidence. Dragon Eggs follows the same phonic progression as Phonic Books Talisman 1, Phonic Books Island Adventure and Phonic Books Rescue and can be used in parallel to consolidate phonemic knowledge and reading skills. Book 1: Lost in the waves (ay, ai, a, a-e, ea, ey) Book 2: Tree Beast (ee, ea, y, e, ie, e-e, ei) Book 3: Frozen Solid (ow, oa, oe, o-e, o) Book 4: The Sky Worm (er, ir, ur, or, ear) Book 5: Lost and Found (ow, ou & oi, oy) Book 6: Confusing Routes (oo, ue, u-e, ew, ou, u) Book 7: Finding the Light (igh, ie, i-e, i, y) Book 8: Falling Waters (a, aw, awe, au, al, ough) Book 9: A Daring Raid (air, are, ear, ere, eir) Book 10: Breaking the Charm (ar) Accompanying photocopiable activities for word building, reading, spelling and comprehension can be found in Dragon Eggs Activities.

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Book SynopsisPhonic Books Moon Dogs VCe Spellings comprises six books and focuses on silent or 'magic' e spellings and is designed for older children at the early stages of reading. The books contain contemporary illustrations and a story line based on the adventures of a group of teenage friends in a band. Moon Dogs Set 1 introduces sounds gradually at CVC level with one line of text on each page, Set 2 introduces consonant blends and consonant digraphs. Moon Dogs Set 3 introduces two spellings for a vowel sound. The Moon Dogs Extras set runs parallel to Set 1 and provides crucial further practice for the sounds of the alphabet at CVC level text. Book 1: The Shape Game (a-e) Book 2: These Things (e-e) Book 3: Bike Ride (i-e) Book 4: A Good Nose (o-e) Book 5: A Useful Bag (u-e) Book 6: A Place to Hide (All spellings) Accompanying photocopiable activities for word building, reading, spelling and comprehension can be found in Moon Dogs VCe Spellings Activities.

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Book SynopsisWhy do you believe what you believe? Aren't you arrogant for thinking that you're right and everyone else is wrong? Isn't Christianity just a bunch of mythology? These questions won't wait until high school. They won't wait until college, and they definitely won't wait until you decide you're ready to answer them. The world into which you were born is a world at war. The Enemy won't wait until you're ready before he attacks, but thankfully, neither did your Savior. The battle for your soul is complete, and now the Spirit calls you to be a vessel through which He touches a bleeding world. Called to Defend provides middle school students with an interdisciplinary introduction to defending the faith. Using subjects of mathematics, computer science, history, and creative writing, students will be taught to defend the faith courageously, humbly, and respectfull. Is it possible to be unapologetically Lutheran and a staunch apologist, even at a young age? In Christ, the answer is a resounding yes, as the Holy Spirit calls, sanctifies, and enlightens us to believe, confess, and defend the faith to a world at war.

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