Alternative vowel and consonant spellings, and Latin suffixes

Learn how to read with these decodable Phonic Books for older readers.

Hidden in Paris are older reader books that introduce children to a few letters and sounds at a time. The pack of 10 decodable books is aimed at older children in need of support with their reading, teaching different letter patterns through a series of stories.

Dedicated books in each stage break down phonics practice while offering different stories for ages 9-12 (KS2). These action-packed stories are designed for reluctant readers, taking them through alternative vowel and consonant spellings and common Latin suffixes.

For example:
Book 1: Fortune Hunters (u, ue, u-e)
Book 2: A Rough Ride (u, o, ou)
Book 3: Something Goes Missing (s, ss, se, c, ce)
Book 4: Middle of the River (l, ll, le, al)
Book 5: All that Jazz (j, g, ge)
Book 6: Found and Lost (f, ff, ph)
Book 7: A Frosty Adventure (-ture)
Book 8: A Useful Function (-tion)
Book 9: Crucial Timing (-cial, -tial)
Book 10: A Surprising Vision (-sion)

Accompanying photocopiable activities for reading, spelling and comprehension can be found in Hidden in Paris Activities.

This catch-up reader book series features:

• A pack of 10 decodable books, each containing a story with different phonic letters and sounds.
• Each unit introduces new letters and sounds by sounding them out (sat, s - a - t).
• Reading material aimed at older children who need support with their reading.
• Phonics progression of different alternative vowel and consonant spellings and common Latin suffixes.

Each 24-page book contains:

• Reading practice/vocabulary
• Contents page
• Story pages

What is phonics?

Phonics is a way of teaching children to read through understanding the sounds that individual letters make and blending them to make a word. Children can learn to read using this skill to decode new words. Phonic Books specialises in decodable, systematic books supporting this structured literacy instruction.