Sound Waves Decodable Readers Year 1 Support Set (53 books)

The Sound Waves Decodable Readers Year 1 Support Set follows the Sound Waves systematic synthetic phonics sequence so that students can consolidate the explicit teaching of phoneme–grapheme relationships with targeted reading practice.

There are 53 different books in the Year 1 support set. Each book in the set features a focus phoneme–grapheme relationship, charming illustrations and a captivating story.

Books in the support set include:

• a focus on CVC words
• two-syllable words
• words with the suffixes s, ed and ing 
• newly learned Special Words from the Sound Waves teaching sequence
• a constrained word count of 50–100 words.

In addition, every Decodable Reader includes a Warm Up section with words containing the focus phoneme–grapheme relationship, Book Chat questions to encourage students to reflect on what they are reading, and tips for helping students during reading.

Sound Waves Decodable Readers follow a systematic teaching sequence to help students develop their decoding and word recognition skills. After all, when students are explicitly taught how to read, then their confidence, motivation and overall enjoyment of reading follows.

Features

• High-quality and varied texts by literacy specialists in a range of different text types including traditional narratives, rhyming stories, clue books and more.
• Clever illustrations crafted to enhance the story and prompt discussion without enabling students to predict the text.
• A clean layout to help reduce the cognitive load for students.
• Students will enjoy reading books that feature an eclectic range of themes – from animals and the environment, to emotions and fantasy! Best of all, the books feature both (1) current Australian settings and themes that are intended to be relatable for students, and (2) a diverse range of ages, ethnicities and family structures.

The Year 1 readers are available in three levels of difficulty so you can provide a positive and successful reading experience for your whole class.

• The Year 1 Support Set (53 titles) is suited to students who need to build confidence with their reading and would benefit from starting with simpler, shorter texts.
• The Year 1 Core Set (43 titles) is ideal for the majority of students who can comfortably apply their new phoneme–grapheme knowledge to reading.
• The Year 1 Extended Set (43 titles) is suited to more advanced students who need more complex texts to maintain their motivation and engagement.

* Some books include more than one grapheme for the focus phoneme.