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Little Word Books are fully decodable books for new readers.
These Little Word Books have a very carefully controlled vocabulary and are specifically
designed for children who are learning to read and write with Jolly Phonics. The text in the first
two books uses only decodable regular words made up from the first group of letter sounds;
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the text in the next two books uses only the first and second groups of letter sounds and so
on, so that the number of sounds used in the text builds up cumulatively.
Faint type is used for any silent letters, such as the ‹e› in gone.
All of the letter sounds used in this
This book contains the following letter sounds:
book are also shown on the front
Group 1: s a t i p n inside cover; these can be used as a
Group 2: c k e h r m d quick practice activity before starting
the book.
Group 3: g o u l f b The other Little Word Book at this
Group 4: ai j oa ie ee or level is: Train Tracks.
Group 5: z w ng v oo oo
Group 6: y x ch sh th th
Group 7: qu ou oi ue er ar

Jolly Learning Ltd ISBN 978-1-84414-621-5

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© Sara Wernham 2020 (text) © Stu McLellan (Beehive Illustration) 2020 (illustrations)
Edited by Theresa Reynolds and Louise Van-Pottelsberghe
[Link] info@[Link]
Tailours House, High Road, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 6DL, UK. Tel: +44 20 8501 0405
82 Winter Sport Lane, Williston, VT 05495, USA. Tel: +1-800-488-2665 Reference: JL6215
Printed in China. All rights reserved.
Little Word Books

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 Teachers and parents Tips for teachers and parents

Before tackling this Little Word Book, a child will need to be able to • Sound dots
do the following: Some of the pages in this book have sound dots. Each of the dots
represents a sound in the word illustrated above the dots. Say the
• Say the sounds made by the letters shown below;
word very slowly and clearly for the child, and then model sounding it
• Read (blend) regular words containing these letter sounds.
out, pointing to each dot as you say the sound: for example, cake –
/c-ai-k/. It is important to focus on the sounds in the word and not
the letters used to spell it, so the sounds in cake are /c-ai-k/ and not
Letter sounds /c-a-k-e/. The individual sounds in each sounding-out word are given
in the instructions at the top of the page. After you have modelled
sounding out a few times, the child will begin to hear the individual
s a t i p n ck sounds without help.
• Silent letters
Some English words have silent letters, such as the ‹e› in gone,
e h r m d g o which are not pronounced when the word is read. In these books,
any silent letters are shown in faint type. Remind the child not to say
u l f b ai j oa the faint letters when blending the word.
• ‹s› saying /z/
ie ee or The letter ‹s› is sometimes pronounced /z/: for example, at the ends of
is and his. Children do not usually have trouble reading these words,
but they might need some help and guidance at the beginning.
• Vocabulary
If any vocabulary might be new to the child, ask what (s)he thinks it
means. If (s)he does not know, point out the item in the picture, or
explain the word and relate it to what is happening in the book.

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Say the sounds and blend them together to read the word. What does the mouse think?

snacks

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Look at the letters and say the sounds.

g
d
r f
l h
b
t m
k
s c
ai
 ee p
or o
u
a e j i
ie
n
oa
Say the sounds and blend them together to read the words.

jam toast

loaf
Say the word egg and listen out for the sounds: egg – /e-g/.
(There is one sound dot underneath the egg for each sound in the word.)

..
oats

seeds
Say the word cake and listen out for the sounds: cake – /c-ai-k/.

...
Read the words and spot the objects in the picture.

coffee

pie
muffin milk
 melon

corn
nuts
toffee popcorn
 Teachers and parents Tips for teachers and parents

Before tackling this Little Word Book, a child will need to be able to • Sound dots
do the following: Some of the pages in this book have sound dots. Each of the dots
represents a sound in the word illustrated above the dots. Say the
• Say the sounds made by the letters shown below;
word very slowly and clearly for the child, and then model sounding it
• Read (blend) regular words containing these letter sounds.
out, pointing to each dot as you say the sound: for example, cake –
/c-ai-k/. It is important to focus on the sounds in the word and not
the letters used to spell it, so the sounds in cake are /c-ai-k/ and not
Letter sounds /c-a-k-e/. The individual sounds in each sounding-out word are given
in the instructions at the top of the page. After you have modelled
sounding out a few times, the child will begin to hear the individual
s a t i p n ck sounds without help.
• Silent letters
Some English words have silent letters, such as the ‹e› in gone,
e h r m d g o which are not pronounced when the word is read. In these books,
any silent letters are shown in faint type. Remind the child not to say
u l f b ai j oa the faint letters when blending the word.
• ‹s› saying /z/
ie ee or The letter ‹s› is sometimes pronounced /z/: for example, at the ends of
is and his. Children do not usually have trouble reading these words,
but they might need some help and guidance at the beginning.
• Vocabulary
If any vocabulary might be new to the child, ask what (s)he thinks it
means. If (s)he does not know, point out the item in the picture, or
explain the word and relate it to what is happening in the book.

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 Little Word Books S n a ck s
m m ,
Little Word Books are fully decodable books for new readers.
These Little Word Books have a very carefully controlled vocabulary and are specifically
designed for children who are learning to read and write with Jolly Phonics. The text in the first
two books uses only decodable regular words made up from the first group of letter sounds;
M
the text in the next two books uses only the first and second groups of letter sounds and so
on, so that the number of sounds used in the text builds up cumulatively.
Faint type is used for any silent letters, such as the ‹e› in gone.
All of the letter sounds used in this
This book contains the following letter sounds:
book are also shown on the front
Group 1: s a t i p n inside cover; these can be used as a
Group 2: c k e h r m d quick practice activity before starting
the book.
Group 3: g o u l f b The other Little Word Book at this
Group 4: ai j oa ie ee or level is: Train Tracks.
Group 5: z w ng v oo oo
Group 6: y x ch sh th th
Group 7: qu ou oi ue er ar

Jolly Learning Ltd ISBN 978-1-84414-621-5

ËxHSLIOEy146215z
© Sara Wernham 2020 (text) © Stu McLellan (Beehive Illustration) 2020 (illustrations)
Edited by Theresa Reynolds and Louise Van-Pottelsberghe
[Link] info@[Link]
Tailours House, High Road, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 6DL, UK. Tel: +44 20 8501 0405
82 Winter Sport Lane, Williston, VT 05495, USA. Tel: +1-800-488-2665 Reference: JL6215
Printed in China. All rights reserved.
Little Word Books

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