Year 2 Set 01 Decodable Readers - Year 2 launch review of the cumulative code

Begin the Year 2 sequence with purposeful review of common vowels, consonant clusters, weak syllables and inflections. Four connected texts help students apply earlier learning before the later Year 2 extensions.

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 Dry Picnic (Fiction; 8 A5 pages including the cover; supplied in Black and White and Colour).
• A Different Way (Fiction; 8 A5 pages including the cover; supplied in Black and White and Colour).
• From Seed to Plant (Non-fiction; 6 A5 pages including the cover; supplied in Black and White and Colour).
• Sun and Shadow (Non-fiction; 6 A5 pages including the cover; supplied in Black and White and Colour).
• Ten-page phonics companion:

1. Reading and spelling guide

2. Listen, say and notice

3. Blend and read

4. Build, then write

5. Change one sound

6. Sort the spellings

7. Make a sentence

8. Hear it and write

9. Match the meaning

10. Read, explain and reflect

Learning focus

Year 2 launch review of the cumulative code. Review the known code in words and sentences, reread for fluency and identify useful next teaching steps.

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 and Year 1 sequences, 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: 39

Page-count breakdown: 39 supplied PDF pages = 28 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.