Phonics Book Bag Readers | Matched to Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised

Support children at the start of their reading journey with Scholastic Book Bag Readers, our new series of expertly aligned phonic readers that exactly match the Letters and Sounds: Improving Rates of Progress 2021 guidance.

Scholastic Book Bag Readers are carefully crafted to help children to build on their secure phonic knowledge, moving confidently from decoding words to reading fluently and for pleasure. Designed to foster family engagement and give children the best start in reading, each reader includes supportive guidance notes for parents.

• 100% matched to Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised – a complete systematic synthetic phonics programme validated by the DfE in June 2021

• Over 100 highly decodable fiction and non-fiction readers help children to practise and apply their decoding skills in the classroom and at home

• Engage and inspire young readers with inclusive and contemporary texts

• Support learning with humorous and fun illustrations – children will love searching for the hidden characters in the fiction books. Take a look inside!

New Non-fiction Readers Now Available

Why should you choose Book Bag Readers?

Find out more about Book Bag Readers and why they are the perfect choice for your school in our new brochure.

Download Book Bag Readers brochure

Download progression chart poster

Download progression chart for Essential Letters and Sounds

Download Audio for English Language Teaching

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A Big Bug

Lots of Fish

Up at Night

The World’s Worst Dancer

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Exactly matched to the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised

Validated by the Department for Education

After developing a highly effective Letters and Sounds approach, Little Wandle have created a new systematic synthetic phonics programme based around the Letters and Sounds improving rates of progress 2021 update that they were funded to produce by the Department for Education and the latest research into how children learn best; how to ensure learning stays in children’s long term memory and how best to enable children to apply their learning to become highly competent readers.

The Department for Education lists Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised as a validated SSP programme (June 2021).

Easy Buy Packs

Expand your classroom library and make the most of your budget with our great value Phonics Book Bag Readers Easy Buy Packs

Home Learning Starter Packs

Our Starter Packs are the ideal way for parents to support their children at home as they start their reading journey.

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