Decodable Readers Set 2 Non-Fiction - Teacher Book

This comprehensive Teacher Book is designed to complement the Decodable Readers Set 2 Non-Fiction, providing educators with structured support for delivering high-quality phonics instruction through informative texts. Aligned with the Letters & Sounds programme, the Teacher Book offers a detailed phonics scope and sequence, ensuring a logical progression of skills that can be easily integrated into daily teaching. Each decodable reader in the Set 2 Non-Fiction collection is supported by its own dedicated lesson plan, carefully crafted to guide explicit phonics teaching while encouraging students to engage with real-world topics. The inclusion of photocopiable activity pages for each book provides extension and consolidation opportunities, reinforcing phonemic understanding and comprehension. Screening checks and assessment tools are also provided, helping teachers monitor progress, identify learning gaps, and plan differentiated instruction accordingly. A high-frequency word bank is included to support reading fluency and word recognition. The non-fiction focus of this resource encourages students to build knowledge about the world while practising key literacy skills. Ideal for Foundation and Year 1 settings, this Teacher Book streamlines lesson planning and supports confident, evidence-based phonics teaching across the curriculum.

Educational Benefits:

• Reinforces phonics through engaging non-fiction texts.
• Supports systematic teaching with a clear scope and sequence.
• Enhances vocabulary with exposure to high-frequency and topic-specific words.
• Provides assessment tools to inform differentiated instruction.

Classroom Ideas:

• Use lesson plans during daily literacy blocks for structured phonics instruction.
• Add photocopiable activities to literacy centres or morning work routines.
• Track student development with included assessment templates.
• Link non-fiction content to science or HASS themes for cross-curricular learning.

Information:

• Suitable for Foundation to Year 1 educators and classrooms.
• Book dimensions: 30cm x 24cm.
• Pairs with Decodable Readers Set 2 Non-Fiction.
• Includes over 100 pages of lesson content, activities, and assessments.