Phonic Books Lift Off Readers Vowel Teams, Diphthongs, and Silent Letters

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

Lift-Off Readers are older reader books that introduce children to how words are built using vowel teams, diphthongs, and silent letters. This pack of 10 decodable books helps older children develop an understanding of morphology (the structure of words) through a series of engaging stories.

Dedicated books in each stage break down phonics practice while offering different stories for ages 7-11 (Elementary). These action-packed stories are designed for reluctant readers, taking them through vowel teams, diphthongs, and silent letters.

For example:
Book 1: oo, u /oo/
Book 2: oo /u/
Book 3: ew, ui, ue /u/
Book 4: Review of long /a/, long /i/, long /e/ and short and long /oo/
Book 5: au, aw, augh /aw/
Book 6: ea /e/, a /o/
Book 7: oi, oy /oi/
Book 8: ou, ow /ow/
Book 9: Review of oy, oi, ow, ou, aw, augh, au
Book 10: kn /n/, wr /r/, mb /m/

This catch-up reader book series features:

• A pack of 10 decodable books, with carefully written stories designed to motivate older readers and build reading stamina.
• Each book has a higher ratio of text to illustration to bridge the gap between structured reading series and mainstream reading.
• Reading material aimed at older children who need support with their reading.

Each book contains:

• Reading practice/vocabulary
• Contents page
• Story pages
• Questions for discussion
• Four-in-a-row game

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 specializes in decodable, systematic books supporting this structured literacy instruction.