Fiction Starter Pack 4 (Phonics Book Bag Readers) - Catherine Baker, Rachel Russ

The Phonics Book Bag Readers: Fiction Starter Pack 4 by Catherine Baker and Rachel Russ is a delightful collection of eight phonics-based storybooks created to help young learners develop essential reading skills. With vivid illustrations, engaging storylines, and curriculum-aligned phonics, this pack is an ideal choice for early readers taking their first steps into independent reading.

This pack covers Phase 4 of phonics learning and includes Scholastic Sets 7 and 8, focusing on:

Adjacent consonants with short vowels

Adjacent consonants with Phase 3 long vowels

Each story is phonically decodable, ensuring that children can apply their phonics knowledge to build confidence and fluency. The pack is levelled to Yellow and Blue Book Bands, making it suitable for children progressing through early stages of literacy development.

These books are fully aligned with validated Systematic Synthetic Phonics (SSP) programmes used in schools, including those compatible with the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised framework (though not officially affiliated).

Main Features

• Eight fiction phonics readers in one pack
• Covers Phase 4: adjacent consonants and short/long vowels
• Supports early reading, comprehension, and vocabulary
• Bright, humorous, and inclusive illustrations
• Parent notes and retell tasks for home learning support
• Follows Scholastic’s expertly levelled Book Bag Readers system

Why You Should Choose This Pack by Catherine Baker

• Developed by Scholastic, a trusted name in children’s education.
• Perfect for teachers, parents, and schools following phonics-based learning.
• Designed to engage young readers with fun, relatable stories and diverse characters.
• Encourages oracy, comprehension, and storytelling skills.
• A valuable addition to any early literacy collection or classroom library.

Phonics Book Bag Readers: Fiction Starter Pack 4 offers everything a young learner needs to grow in confidence and joy as a reader. With its engaging stories, structured phonics focus, and appealing illustrations, this pack is an excellent resource for supporting children on their reading journey—both at school and at home.

• Phase 2 Set 1: s a t p i n m d
• Phase 2 Set 2: g o c k ck e u r h b f l
• Phase 2 Set 3: ff ll ss j v w x y z zz
• Phase 2 Set 4: qu ch sh th ng nk
• Phase 3 Set 5: ai ee igh oa oo
• Phase 3 Set 6: ar or ur ow oi ear air er
• Phase 4 Set 7: Adjacent consonants with short vowels
• Phase 4 Set 8: Adjacent consonants with Phase 3 long vowels
• Phase 5 Set 9: ay (play), ou (cloud), oy (boy), ea (each),
• ir (bird), ie (pie), ue (blue), u (unicorn)
• Phase 5 Set 10: o (go), i (tiger), a (paper), e (he),
• a-e (snake), i-e (time), o-e (home), u-e (cute), e-e (these), ew
• (new), ie (shield), aw (claw)
• Phase 5 Set 11: y (funny), ea (head), wh (wheel), oe (toe),
• ou (shoulder), y (fly), ow (snow), g (giant), ph (phone), le
• (apple), al (metal), c (ice), ve (give), o-e (some), o (mother),
• ou (young), se (cheese), se (mouse), ce (fence), ey (donkey), ui
• (fruit), ou (soup)
• Phase 5 Set 12: or (word), u (full), oul (could), are
• (share), ear (bear), ere (there), au (author), aur (dinosaur), oor
• (floor), al (walk), tch (match), ture (adventure), al (half), a
• (father), a (water), a (want), ear (learn), wr (wrist), st (whistle),
• sc (science), ch (school), ch (chef), ze (freeze), schwa at
• the end of words (actor)
• Phase 5 Set 13: eigh (eight), aigh (straight), ey (grey),
• ea (break), gn (gnaw), kn (knee), mb (thumb), ere (here), eer
• (deer), su (treasure), si (vision), dge (bridge), ge (large), y
• (crystal), ti (potion), ssi (mission), si (mansion), ci (delicious),
• augh (daughter), our (pour), oar (oar), ore (more)