Fantastic Yak

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1–6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.

Yak is bored, but then he meets Hen and Fox, who each have a problem they are hoping he can fix. Can he help them? This fun story was written and illustrated by Laura Hambleton.

Red A/Band 2A books offer predictable text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development

The focus sounds in this book are: /x/ /y/ /ch/ /th/ /nk/

Pages 14 and 15 contain a fun “I Spy” Letters and Sounds activity, which uses visual support to help children embed phonic knowledge.

Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.