Read Write Inc. Phonics: How Silly! (Grey Set 7 Storybook 5)

Supports Speed Sounds Sets 1, 2, and 3
This Storybook is ideal for children who have completed all three phonics sets and are ready to apply their knowledge to more complex words and texts.

Focus Sounds
Targets the /ow/ sound (as in how) using these graphemes:

ou (e.g., shout)

ow (e.g., now)

Pre-Reading Sound and Vocabulary Activities
Each book begins with supportive tasks to:

Practise the focus graphemes

Introduce new vocabulary found in the story

Prepare readers for confident, independent reading

Red Words Highlighted
Features tricky, non-decodable high-frequency words to support sight word recognition.
Red Words in this book include:
above, father, son, mother, some, here, who, there, people, water, was, to, you, all, what, come, they, were, one

Comprehension Activities
Designed to build understanding and promote discussion:

Questions to Talk About – Encourage oral reasoning and prediction

Questions to Read and Answer – Strengthen comprehension and written responses

Linked Teaching Resources
Detailed lesson plans are available in:

Read Write Inc. Phonics Handbook 2

Read Write Inc. Phonics Online
These include engaging story introductions, vocabulary discussions, and extension tasks.

Extended Literacy Practice
Composition, grammar, vocabulary, and spelling activities related to this story are provided in the Grey Get Writing! books, supporting well-rounded literacy development.

Linked Resources
Corresponding Book Bag Book (Fiction): Silly Games

Corresponding Book Bag Book (Non-Fiction): April Fool!

Corresponding More Storybook: The Ant and the Dove

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