First Phonics is a special new series at the very start of Oxford Reading Tree. It enables children to practise phonics while learning to read. First Phonics: * Promote phonological awareness at Stage 1+ with rhyming stories * Provide more phonically decodable nouns as well as sight-cueable words * Practise Reception and Year 1 sight vocabulary throughout * Include flexible, easy-to-use, FREE Teaching Notes in each Pack * Support your Home-School Agreement with Take-Home Cards for everybook At Stage 2, First Phonics books practise clear initial and final consonants, CVC words and Reception sight words. They have 1-2 sentences per page.