Phase 2 Fiction Decodable Readers
Junior Learning · Letters & Sounds
12 illustrated fiction readers per chosen collection for applying taught Phase 2 phonics in connected text. Compare the sound progression and story style below to select books for early reading instruction or targeted catch-up practice.
Teaching focus & phonics coverage
- Skills to practise
- Grapheme–phoneme correspondence (linking letters to sounds), blending to read simple VC and CVC words, and applying taught phonics when reading a story.
- Letter patterns covered
- s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d, g, o, c, k, ck, e, u, r, h, b, f, ff, l, ll, ss.
- Controlled text
- Decodable regular words follow the publisher’s letter-by-letter progression, alongside introduced tricky words.
- Match to your teaching
- Check each book against the graphemes and tricky words already taught in your school’s sequence. The Phase 2 label alone does not establish readiness for every book.
Choose & build your Phase 2 reading collection
Compare the fiction and non-fiction collections at this phase, then choose the stories or topics that suit your learners. Set 2 offers different titles at the same phase.
Each selected reader option contains 12 books. Workbooks, teacher books and additional reader collections are optional extras, sold separately and not included.
Suggested classroom use
Use a matched text for teacher-supported individual reading, targeted practice or a take-home reread. Plan the number of copies separately if pupils need the same title simultaneously.
Prepare
Revisit the book’s letter patterns and introduce any unfamiliar tricky words before reading.
Listen & support
Prompt sound-by-sound blending and note graphemes or words that need further teaching.
Revisit
Reread the matched text and discuss the story. Use your observations to choose the next book.
Phase 2 fiction readers
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Fiction · Set 1 · JL381
Standard Letters & Sounds fiction. The publisher lists sound-focused books 1–7, followed by whole-phase revision in books 8–12.
Fiction · Set 2 · BB106
Additional fiction stories with a different distribution of sound focuses: books 1–9, followed by whole-phase revision in books 10–12.
Fiction · Hi-Lo Diversity · BB136
The Beanies: high-interest stories with diverse teenage characters, written especially for older and struggling readers. Its published sound sequence matches Set 2; whole-phase revision is in books 10–12.
Phase 2 non-fiction readers
These are additional reader collections, sold separately. Follow a picture to view the matching product.
Non-Fiction · Set 1 · JL387
Photographic non-fiction texts. Books 1–7 have listed sound focuses; books 8–12 revise the phase.
Non-Fiction · Set 2 · BB112
Photographic non-fiction texts. Set 2 adds different titles at the same phase. Books 1–9 have listed sound focuses; books 10–12 revise the phase.
Non-Fiction · Science · BB100
Science readers: the publisher lists every book as revision of all Phase 2 sounds.
Support their reading with a workbook & teacher’s book
The same Phase 2 workbook provides additional phase-level practice alongside any of the fiction or non-fiction options shown above. Choose the teacher-book edition for your reader collection.
The workbook and teacher’s book are optional extras, sold separately and not included with this reader pack.
Workbook: practice for the child
Use the Phase 2 activities for further reading, writing and spelling practice alongside the books your child is reading.
Choose an activity that revisits what has just been taught. The workbook is shared across collections at this phase; it is not a separate workbook for every reader set.
Optional extra — sold separately.
Teacher’s book: guidance for the adult
Use the guide for your chosen collection to plan the reading lesson, choose follow-up activities and check what the child needs to practise next.
- Before reading
- Use the phonics sequence and the plan for the selected reader to prepare the lesson.
- After reading
- Select photocopiable activities to revisit the learning.
- Next steps
- Use screening and assessment pages to identify where further teaching or practice is needed.
Choose by collection: fiction or non-fiction, then Set 1, Set 2, Hi-Lo Diversity or Science as applicable. A teacher’s book covers its collection across multiple phases.
Optional extra — sold separately.
Compare the publisher’s book-by-book sound sequence
Use the comparison to match a book to the phonics already taught. The listed focuses are not complete word lists; check the tricky words in the individual book too.
Fiction · Set 1
- Book 1
- s a t p
- Book 2
- i n m
- Book 3
- d g o c k
- Book 4
- ck e u r h
- Book 5
- b f l ll
- Book 6
- ss
- Book 7
- ff ll ss
- Books 8–12
- Whole-phase revision (Phase 2).
Fiction · Set 2 / Fiction · Hi-Lo Diversity / Non-Fiction · Set 2
- Book 1
- s a t p
- Book 2
- i n m d
- Book 3
- g o c k
- Book 4
- ck e u r
- Book 5
- h
- Book 6
- b
- Book 7
- f ff
- Book 8
- l ll
- Book 9
- ss
- Books 10–12
- Whole-phase revision (Phase 2).
Non-Fiction · Set 1
- Book 1
- s a t p
- Book 2
- i n m d
- Book 3
- g o c k
- Book 4
- ck e u r
- Book 5
- h
- Book 6
- b ss
- Book 7
- f ff l ll
- Books 8–12
- Whole-phase revision (Phase 2).
Non-Fiction · Science
- Books 1–12
- Whole-phase revision (Phase 2).
Shop all phases: readers & workbooks
Choose the phase that matches the skills being taught. Reader packs and workbooks are separate purchases.
- Phase 1
- Fiction · Non-fiction · Workbook
- Phase 2
- Fiction · Non-fiction · Workbook
- Phase 3
- Fiction · Non-fiction · Workbook
- Phase 4
- Fiction · Non-fiction · Workbook
- Phase 5
- Fiction · Non-fiction · Workbook
- Phase 6
- Fiction · Non-fiction · Workbook
Decodable chapter books: Phases 3–6
All decodable readers · Junior Learning range · School & bulk orders
View all six teacher-book editions
Match both the genre and collection to your readers. These are six separate editions. Check the phase coverage shown on each card.
Fiction · Set 1
For Fiction · Set 1 readers.
Phases 1–6.
Optional extra
Sold separately · not included
Fiction · Set 2
For Fiction · Set 2 readers.
Phases 1–6.
Optional extra
Sold separately · not included
Fiction · Hi-Lo Diversity
For Fiction · Hi-Lo Diversity readers.
Phases 2–6.
Optional extra
Sold separately · not included
Non-Fiction · Set 1
For Non-Fiction · Set 1 readers.
Phases 1–6.
Optional extra
Sold separately · not included
Non-Fiction · Set 2
For Non-Fiction · Set 2 readers.
Phases 1–6.
Optional extra
Sold separately · not included
Non-Fiction · Science
For Non-Fiction · Science readers.
Phases 2–6.
Optional extra
Sold separately · not included
Full libraries for your classroom
Explore the wider fiction libraries and non-fiction libraries. Select the collection you need; libraries are sold separately from this Phase 2 pack.
