Extended Code Next Steps Collection

Our Next Steps Collection decodable books offer confident readers the opportunity to develop stamina, vocabulary and fluency whilst putting the skills and code knowledge learned in Sounds-Write lessons into practice. These 20 texts aim to challenge readers and help to transition them from decodable readers towards increasingly complex, rich texts. The fun and varied stories are each accompanied by two pages of language development questions and reading activities.

Units covered: Extended Code Units 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 28, 30

Number of books: 20

Number of pages per book: 8 + 2 pages of activities

Difficulty: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Titles in this series:

The Cake Shop – Extended Code Unit 1 /ae/

The Field Trip – Extended Code Unit 2 /ee/

The Gig Boats – Extended Code Unit 4 /oe/

A Bird Named Earl – Extended Code Unit 6 /er/

The Dragon’s Eggs – Extended Code Unit 7 /e/

The Clown’s Fate – Extended Code Unit 8 /ow/

The Boot – Extended Code Unit 10 /oo/ as in moon

The Bike Ride – Extended Code Unit 11 /ie/

The Ship’s Cook – Extended Code Unit 12 /oo/ as in book

The Sports Day Cup – Extended Code Unit 14 /u/

Two Brown Mice – Extended Code Unit 16 /s/

Larry’s Laboratory – Extended Code Unit 18 /l/

The Tennis Court – Extended Code Unit 19 /or/

Goldie Locks the Door – Extended Code Unit 20 /air/

News from London – Extended Code Unit 21 /ue/

Roy’s Hook-a-Duck Stall – Extended Code Unit 23 /oy/

The Castaway – Extended Code Unit 24 /ar/

A Nosey Wasp – Extended Code Unit 25 /o/

The Right Shade of Blonde – Extended Code Unit 28 /d/

The Missing Biscuits – Extended Code Unit 30 /i/