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About original Phonics resources

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About original Phonics resources

Getting started?

If you’re new to Read Write Inc. Phonics, speaking to your local OUP Educational Consultant is the best place to start. They can talk you through the resources in more detail and will provide a personalised quote based on the best package for your school. 

Already using the Read Write Inc. programme? 

Browse the OUP website to top up your classroom resources including Speed Sound cards, Green and Red Words Cards, Storybooks and Book Bag Books. 

Teacher resources

Teacher Handbooks provide guidance for Speed Sound lessons, as well as step-by-step Storybook and Get Writing! lessons for each of the Core reading books. A handbook for Nursery is also available. 

The Reading Leader Handbook provides guidance for Reading Leaders on all aspects of their role.

The Read Write Inc. Phonics Online subscription, on Oxford Owl, includes the Teacher Handbooks, plus files for handwriting, assessment, Story Green Words, Speedy Green Words and much, much more. New resources are added regularly. 

Covers of the Read Write Inc. Phonics Handbook 1 and the Reading Leader Handbook.

Classroom resources

All the resources each teacher and teaching assistant will need to deliver effective Read Write Inc. Phonics lessons. 

Resources from OUP include: Speed Sound Cards for Sets 1, 2 and 3 to introduce sounds and corresponding graphemes; Green Word Cards for children to practise word blending; Red Word Cards featuring common words with an uncommon spelling; and a Fred Frog beanie toy to introduce children to Fred Talk. You’ll also find Get Writing! Books to help children embed their phonic knowledge, spelling and composition. 

A selection of Read Write Inc. Phonics classroom resources.

Matched decodable books

Read Write Inc. Phonics Storybooks are a series of decodable texts matched to the phonics children are learning. They start with Sound Blending books and move on to Red Ditties all the way up to Grey. 

The range includes both fiction and non-fiction with detailed planning and lesson support available as part of the Read Write Inc. Phonics Online subscription on Oxford Owl.  

There are over 100 carefully levelled decodable books, with the Core books available on the Read Write Inc. Phonics eBook Library on Oxford Owl. 

Covers from a range of Read Write Inc. Phonics Storybooks.

Book Bag Books and home resources

Read Write Inc. Phonics Book Bag Books are carefully matched to the phonic content in the Storybooks and can be sent home for extra reading practice. There are also black and white paper versions of the Core Storybooks which can also be sent home. 

The Read Write Inc. Phonics eBook Library on Oxford Owl includes 107 eBooks, as well as quizzes and phonics practice at home activities to support learning at home. 

Parents and carers can also buy flashcards and home learning kits.

A compilation of Read Write Inc. Phonics Book Bag Books covers and other home resources.