Decodable Readers - HiLo - Teacher Book

This comprehensive Teacher Book is specifically designed to support the HiLo Diversity Decodable Readers, combining effective phonics instruction with diverse and inclusive content that reflects a broad range of experiences and cultures. Aligned with the Letters & Sounds programme, the Teacher Book provides a structured phonics scope and sequence, helping educators deliver sequential and evidence-based literacy instruction. Each reader in the HiLo Diversity set is supported with an individual lesson plan, allowing for focused, explicit teaching of phonemic awareness, decoding, vocabulary, and comprehension. The inclusion of photocopiable activity pages for each book offers students engaging follow-up tasks that reinforce learning and allow for differentiation. To support ongoing formative assessment, the resource includes screening checks and assessment templates that track student progress across key literacy skills. A high-frequency word bank is also provided to strengthen fluency and automatic word recognition. What makes this Teacher Book stand out is its alignment with texts that promote representation and belonging, making it ideal for creating inclusive classroom environments. Whether used in guided reading, whole-class phonics lessons, or targeted interventions, this teaching guide ensures every student is supported in both their reading journey and their understanding of the diverse world around them.

Educational Benefits:

• Delivers structured phonics teaching alongside diverse and inclusive texts.
• Strengthens decoding and comprehension with tailored lesson plans.
• Promotes fluency through targeted high-frequency word support.
• Enables data-informed teaching through built-in assessments and screening.

Classroom Ideas:

• Use lesson plans to guide group reading sessions with a focus on inclusion.
• Incorporate activity pages into literacy rotations for skill reinforcement.
• Create thematic discussions based on diversity topics within the readers.
• Use assessment tools for grouping and intervention planning.

Information:

• Suitable for Foundation to Year 2 students.
• Book dimensions: 30cm x 24cm.
• Complements the HiLo Diversity Decodable Readers set.
• Includes over 100 pages of lessons, assessments, and activities.