This title is part of a series that includes phonically decodable
diverse and inclusive stories and topics, accompanied
by age appropriate contemporary photographs and humorous illustrations
that will engage and inspire striving readers.
This is the third and final book of adventures with the underwater
explorers, who get lost in their mini submarine.
ABOUT UNDERWATER EXPLORERS: A group of underwater explorers have
adventures in their mini-sub. The series addresses a number of
environmental issues related to the ocean.
Book 3: Underwater Explorers
Fiction
Focus Sounds: Phase 5 Set 11: y (funny), ea (head), wh (wheel),
oe (toe), ou (shoulder), y (fly), ow (snow), g (giant), ph (phone),
le (apple), al (metal), c (ice), ve (give), o-e (some), o (mother),
ou (young), se (cheese), se (mouse), ce (fence), ey (donkey),
ui (fruit), ou (soup)
Revision Sounds: Phases 2 to 5, Sets 1 to 10
SERIES INFORMATION
Scholastic Phonics Catch-up Readers are a brand-new collection
of 32 phonically decodable reading books for ages 7 to 14. These
expertly levelled consolidation readers are for use at home to support
classroom teaching, and are exactly matched to Little Wandle
Letters & Sounds Revised with focus sounds following the same
progression, and each set of books revising the sounds found in previous
sets.
The age-appropriate themes, artwork and photographs will appeal
to the most reluctant readers while subtle cover design will help
readers feel like they are reading a general fiction or non-fiction
book and won't make them stand out from their peers.
Each book also contains 'how to use the book' notes to help an
adult support the child's reading along with a character page for
fiction titles to orient the reader or a contents page for non-fiction
titles.
The fiction books are split into four mini-series with reoccurring
characters while the non-fiction are stand-alone titles with
a summary page at the end to encourage discussion.
Focus sounds found in each Scholastic Set:
Phase
2 Set 1: s a t p i n m d (used as revision sounds only)
Phase 2 Set 2: g o c k ck e u r h b f l
Phase 2 Set 3: ff ll ss j v w x y z zz
Phase
2 Set 4: qu ch sh th ng nk
Phase 3 Set 5:
ai ee igh oa oo
Phase 3 Set 6: ar or ur ow oi ear
air er
Phase 4 Set 7: Adjacent consonants with
short vowels
Phase 4 Set 8: Adjacent consonants with
Phase 3 long vowels
Phase 5 Set 9: ay (play),
ou (cloud), oy (boy), ea (each), ir (bird), ie (pie), ue (blue),
u (unicorn)
Phase 5 Set 10: o (go), i (tiger), a
(paper), e (he), a-e (snake), i-e (time), o-e (home), u-e (cute),
e-e (these), ew (new), ie (shield), aw (claw)
Phase
5 Set 11: y (funny), ea (head), wh (wheel), oe (toe), ou (shoulder),
y (fly), ow (snow), g (giant), ph (phone), le (apple), al
(metal), c (ice), ve (give), o-e (some), o (mother), ou (young),
se (cheese), se (mouse), ce (fence), ey (donkey), ui (fruit), ou
(soup)
Phase 5 Set 12: or (word), u (full), oul
(could), are (share), ear (bear), ere (there), au (author), aur
(dinosaur), oor (floor), al (walk), tch (match), ture (adventure),
al (half), a (father), a (water), a (want), ear (learn), wr (wrist),
st (whistle), sc (science), ch (school), ch (chef), ze (freeze),
schwa at the end of words (actor)
Phase 5 Set 13:
eigh (eight), aigh (straight), ey (grey), ea (break), gn (gnaw),
kn (knee), mb (thumb), ere (here), eer (deer), su (treasure),
si (vision), dge (bridge), ge (large), y (crystal), ti (potion),
ssi (mission), si (mansion), ci (delicious), augh (daughter),
our (pour), oar (oar), ore (more)