Each grapheme is paired with a memorable character, story and spelling team to help children build stronger sound-symbol connections, improve recall and support the transfer of phonics knowledge into reading and spelling.
The story behind Long A's Resume
When Long A discovers how many words use her special sound, she realises she can't do it alone. As spelling partners apply to join her team, children discover common long A spelling patterns including ai, ay and a-e through a memorable story filled with lovable characters.
The story behind Let's Meet Long E
Long E never misses a chance to make a new friend. As different spelling partners join his journey, readers discover common long E spelling patterns including ee, ea, e-e, ey, y and ie. This memorable phonics adventure helps children build strong connections between spelling patterns and sound.
The story behind Long I The Spy
Long I enjoys disguises, secrets and keeping readers guessing. As he teams up with unexpected spelling partners like igh, y and ie, children discover that the long I sound can appear in surprising places. Through a memorable story and lovable characters, learners build lasting connections to long I spelling patterns.
The story behind Long O The Loner
Long O prefers to keep to himself. Convinced that nothing good happens when his sound teams up with other letters, he avoids spelling partnerships whenever he can. But as one disastrous team-up follows another, Long O begins to wonder whether bad luck is really to blame. Through a memorable story and lovable characters, children build lasting connections to long O spelling patterns.
Helping Children Remember Phonics Through Story, Character and Connection.
Science of Reading aligned phonics storybooks designed to make grapheme recall memorable.