Year 1 Set 09 Decodable Readers - ou and ow as in cow

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Connect ou and ow with the sound in cow and cloud. Students compare this reading of ow with the earlier snow reading, using sounding out and attention to meaning when they reread.

This set connects four short books with practical phonics work. The paired editions use the same text and matching artwork, so you can choose Black and White or Colour for the reading session. The companion returns to the sounds and spellings used in the books through guided practice, word work and connected reading and writing.

What's included

• One-page Table of Contents PDF.
• The Crown (Fiction; 6 A5 pages including the cover; supplied in Black and White and Colour).
• The Clown (Fiction; 6 A5 pages including the cover; supplied in Black and White and Colour).
• Cows (Non-fiction; 6 A5 pages including the cover; supplied in Black and White and Colour).
• Clouds (Non-fiction; 6 A5 pages including the cover; supplied in Black and White and Colour).
• Ten-page phonics companion:

1. Teach, practise, check

2. Say and tap

3. Blend and read

4. Build and write

5. Change one sound

6. Sort the spellings

7. Build a sentence

8. Listen, write, check

9. Match the meaning

10. Read and use it

Learning focus

ou and ow as in cow. Sort ou and ow words, change one sound, and use the focus spellings in connected reading and writing.

Using the readers

Introduce the focus spellings and any words needing support. Model sounding out and blending, read a book together, then revisit it for accurate, smoother reading and discussion. Use the companion to link spoken sounds, written spellings and meaning. Support the activity directions as needed.

Readiness and placement

Use after the Foundation sequence and Year 1 Sets 01-08, with the current focus explicitly taught before independent reading. The year label describes the collection; choose the set using the student's taught code and current reading needs.

Formats, page counts and printing

Total supplied PDF pages: 35

Page-count breakdown: 35 supplied PDF pages = 24 landscape A4 reader pages across both editions + 10 portrait A4 companion pages + 1 portrait A4 Table of Contents page. Each landscape reader sheet contains two portrait A5 pages. Both editions and all covers are included.

Reader format: Landscape A4 PDF sheets with two full portrait A5 pages per sheet.

Companion format: Ten portrait A4 pages.

Download format: ZIP containing the PDF resources.

Checking support: Teacher guidance and checking prompts are within the companion. There is no separate answer-key PDF.

Print reader PDFs at actual size on single-sided landscape A4. Cut down the centre, order the numbered portrait A5 pages and staple at the left. Print the companion on portrait A4. The two editions contain the same books and matching artwork.

Digital download; no physical product is shipped. The full preview contains every supplied PDF page, with clear opening Table of Contents pages and a red PREVIEW label on every following resource page.