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Traditional Tales

Timeless stories with clear phonic progression

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Free online support to enrich the storytelling experience
Inspire children's writing with the storymap in every book
Teaching Handbook by series advisor Nikki Gamble with advice and photocopiable sheets for every story
Extended versions of Levels 1-5 stories to develop a broad and rich vocabulary
Stunning illustrations - each by a different artist
Looking for a phonics programme? Traditional Tales is aligned to Essential Letters and Sounds, our easy-to-use, DfE validated phonics programme.

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Series contains:

40 fully decodable stories
From Level 1 to Level 9
Teaching Handbook with advice and activity sheets
Free online support - eBooks, storyteller videos and teaching notes
Free online PD from Nikki Gamble

Brand-new blending books to support Letters and Sounds

Little Blending Books for Letters and Sounds

Perfect for practising sounding and blending

Little Blending Books have been written specially to help children practise blending, and are aligned to Letters and Sounds Sets and Phases. They are ideal for use alongside other Oxford reading programmes.

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Also available on our eBook libraries

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