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Sample activity page 1 from inside Excel Early Skills English Book 8 Reading with Sounds 1, showing the workbook page layout
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Front cover of Excel Early Skills English Book 8 Reading with Sounds 1, a Pascal Press paperback activity book by the Excel brand
Opening interior page from Excel Early Skills English Book 8 Reading with Sounds 1, as previewed on the publisher product page
Sample activity page 1 from inside Excel Early Skills English Book 8 Reading with Sounds 1, showing the workbook page layout
Sample activity page 2 from inside Excel Early Skills English Book 8 Reading with Sounds 1, showing the workbook page layout
Sample activity page 3 from inside Excel Early Skills English Book 8 Reading with Sounds 1, showing the workbook page layout
Sample activity page 4 from inside Excel Early Skills English Book 8 Reading with Sounds 1, showing the workbook page layout
Front cover of Excel Early Skills English Book 8 Reading with Sounds 1, a Pascal Press paperback activity book by the Excel brand
Opening interior page from Excel Early Skills English Book 8 Reading with Sounds 1, as previewed on the publisher product page
Sample activity page 1 from inside Excel Early Skills English Book 8 Reading with Sounds 1, showing the workbook page layout
Sample activity page 2 from inside Excel Early Skills English Book 8 Reading with Sounds 1, showing the workbook page layout
Sample activity page 3 from inside Excel Early Skills English Book 8 Reading with Sounds 1, showing the workbook page layout
Sample activity page 4 from inside Excel Early Skills English Book 8 Reading with Sounds 1, showing the workbook page layout
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Excel Early Skills English Book 8 Reading with Sounds 1 Ages 5-6

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First Steps in Blending Sounds Into Words

Excel Early Skills English Book 8 Reading with Sounds 1 takes children who know their letters and sounds and shows them how to join those sounds into words.

Hunter Calder's activity book picks up once a child can name the letters of the alphabet and match them to their sounds. Children blend single-letter sounds into meaningful words, start to spot word patterns and rhymes, and match up and write word endings. The book is pitched at Foundation, K-Prep and Year 1 learners aged 5-6.

Each double page focuses on one skill and repeats it many times, which gives early readers the steady practice they need to blend with confidence. Every page also carries an extension activity, so a child who finishes quickly has something extra to work on without moving ahead too soon.

Pair it with other titles in our educational activity books collection, explore the full educational books range for later stages, and stock up on classroom basics from teacher supplies and book coverings to keep it in good shape all year.

  • Blending single-letter sounds into meaningful words
  • Recognising word patterns and rhymes
  • Matching up and writing word endings
  • Double-page layout with one skill per spread
  • Extension activity on every page
  • Written by Hunter Calder
  • Early reading practice at home for children aged 5-6
  • Phonics consolidation in Foundation and K-Prep classrooms
  • Guided blending sessions with a parent, tutor or teacher aide
  • Follow-on work after learning the alphabet and letter sounds
  • Homeschool early literacy programs

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Specifications

Publisher: Pascal Press

Brand: Excel

Series: Excel Early Skills

Title: Excel Early Skills English Book 8 Reading with Sounds 1

ISBN: 9781877085857

Author: Hunter Calder

Format: Paperback

Type: Activity Book

Year Level: Foundation, K-Prep, Year 1

Age Range: 5-6

Subject: English

Dimensions: 280 mm (h) x 210 mm (w)

Publication Date: 1 October 2004

FAQs

The publisher lists it for Foundation, K-Prep, Year 1 and the title gives the age range as 5-6. It works well at home or as extra practice in an early years classroom.
Children practise blending single-letter sounds into meaningful words, recognising word patterns and rhymes, and matching up and writing word endings. Each skill is repeated across a double page so it is well reinforced.
Reading with Sounds 1 introduces blending sounds into words, rhymes and word endings. The follow-on title, Reading with Sounds 2, continues from it with choosing the correct word from groups that share endings and patterns, and writing whole words for pictures.
It is a paperback activity book measuring 280 mm high x 210 mm wide, written by Hunter Calder. Children write directly in the book as they complete the activities.

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