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.