ELS: Essential Blending Books Phase 5

These six Essential Blending Books help children to focus on the GPC’s they are learning as well as practice the skill of blending to make words. They support the Knowledge Trust’s validated SSP programme, Essential Letters and Sounds (ELS), in the 2^nd half of Reception’s Summer Term, introducing Phase 5.

Children can practice the GPC’s aloud, blend them to make a word and check if they are correct by turning the page to see a graphic representation.  At the end of each book there are sentences to practice harder to read and spell words (HRSW’s).

Summer Term 2

• Week 1, Book 18 – ai/<ay>, /ow/<ou>,  igh/<ie, ee/<ea>, /-ie
• Week 2, Book 19 – oi/<oy>, ur/<ir>, (y)oo/<ue>, or/<aw>
• Week 3, Book 20 – w/<wh>, /f/<ph>, (y)oo/<ew>, /oa/<oe>
• Week 4, Book 21 – or/<au>, /ee/ <ey>, /ai/ <a-e>, /ee/ <e-e>
• Week 5, Book 22 – Review
• Week 6, Book 23 – igh/<i-e>, /oa/ <0-e>, (y)oo/ <u-e>, /s/ <c>

To ensure that books last for a longer period of time, every book will be fitted with a complete protective book cover as part of our service, free of charge.