Nurture confident readers
Develop reading confidence, stamina and speed with Big Cat for Little Wandle Fluency!
Available September 2023, forty exciting new chapter books by leading authors and illustrators that will support pupils to become fluent readers.
With a carefully designed progression and increasing wordcounts across 10 fluency levels, these books will help Year 2 and 3 children complete the code, extend vocabulary and gain speed and confidence - easing the transition from learning phonics to becoming independent readers.
The perfect follow up to teaching phonics with Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised SSP, each book will be supported by downloadable lesson plans and word sheets.
How does it work?
Determine which books children will be taught with a simple one-minute fluency assessment, which gives you a reading rate and accuracy percentage for each pupil.
Big Cat for Little Wandle Fluency is a range of chapter books with increasing word counts across 10 fluency levels aimed at children in Years 2 and 3.
Big Cat for Little Wandle Fluency Sets are the ideal way to buy – all sets include a built-in 20% discount.
The Big Cat for Little Wandle Fluency level 1-5 set contains 1 copy of every book at fluency level 1 to fluency level 5.
It contains the following 20 books:
Fluency 1
Fluency 1 books have a word count of 2880 words with an expected reading rate of 60 words per minute.
9780008624569 Blaise and Flint
9780008624576 Talk to the Tail
9780008624583 Poetry is not for me!
9780008624590 Ash's Garden
Fluency 2
Fluency 2 books have a word count of 3360 words with an expected reading rate of 70 words per minute.
9780008624606 It Could Be Worse
9780008624613 Cycling in Summer
9780008624620 Whodunnit?
9780008624637 The Friendship Handbook
Fluency 3
Fluency 3 books have a word count of 3840 words with an expected reading rate of 80 words per minute.
9780008624644 Hakari and the Great Secret
9780008624651 Bed Races and Cheese Chases
9780008624668 Phantom Castle
9780008624675 Born in Fire
Fluency 4
Fluency 4 books have a word count of 4080 words with an expected reading rate of 85 words per minute.
9780008624682 The Brilliant Barber Bus
9780008624699 Sun Gods, Serpents and Slippers
9780008624705 Diary of a (Big Bad) Good Dingo
9780008624712 Extreme Survival
Fluency 5
Fluency 5 books have a word count of 4320 words with an expected reading rate of 90 words per
minute.
9780008624729 Red Planet Rescue
9780008624736 Insect Maths
9780008624743 Magnificent Minnie Hero
9780008624750 A Secret History of English
