Little Wandle Code ensures effective reading intervention in early KS3. It is an all-in-one, fully resourced phonics intervention and assessment programme, accompanied by 10 age-appropriate fully decodable anthologies and 3 workbooks, to support students who are not meeting age-related expectations when they begin secondary school.
The Colossal Squid and Other Stories is the anthology for the Start the Code pathway. It is designed for students who may be new to English or have SEND needs, little or no phonic knowledge.
The fully decodable anthology includes 18 texts for Units 4-9 in Start the Code. Each text has an introduction page which sets out the focus graphemes, tricky words, blurb, and a discussion question to engage students before they read the story.
The anthologies enable students to practise the code, broaden their vocabulary, develop comprehension, improve fluency, and motivate independent reading.
Designed to look like the books their peers are reading, the anthologies include:
This is Book 4 in the Little Wandle Code Series. See all Little Wandle Code books here.
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