These readers all align to classroom teaching activities in the Better Start Literacy Approach and are designed to supplement the Ready to Read - Phonic Plus readers which form the foundation of the small group reading in the Better Start Literacy Approach.
All these readers use the Ministry of Education open source font for early readers - Aronui.
Read more about the academic rationale for using decodable texts in early literacy instruction.
When sounding out words it can be helpful to have a reference for how each letter or set of letters translates to a sound in the English language. These resources may be helpful for that:
Vowel and Consonant Sounds in NZ English (use as a reference when listening to the audio files below)
Available readers
Use the link to 'online version’ to view a Google slides presentation of the story for sharing on the big screen.
Use the link to 'narrated online version’ to view the story with an embedded audio file retell.
A Fun Run
A New Zealand Frog
Crab and Clam Grin
Hemi's Pot
Kate makes a Cake
Kiwi in the Night
Mot and Don
Mot in the Pot
Mud on Don
Pam's Top
Pat It Up
Sit, Mac!
Tama's Pants are too Small
Troy's Toys
A New Cup
Bat needs a Nap
Dad and the Tap
Ika the Mudfish
Kate's Big Game
Mac the Pup
Mot and the Cap
Mot the Fat Cat
No Running at the Pool
Pam's Beesting
Rat's Ride
Tama and Big Ted
The Big Wind
Weka Chick is Lost
