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Learn-to-read gifts

Ten of the most-used phonics and early-reading products on Amazon.co.uk — flashcards and short practice books that sit well next to High Five Reader.

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• Read Write Inc. Phonics Flashcards — Set 1 Speed SoundsRuth MiskinThe UK’s best-selling home phonics cards. 31 Set 1 sounds with picture cues — the pack most Reception families start with.View on Amazon
• Read Write Inc. More Phonics Flashcards — Set 2 & 3Ruth MiskinThe follow-on pack: extra Speed Sounds and Green Words for blending, used in thousands of primary schools.View on Amazon
• Little Wandle at Home First Phonics Flashcards (Reception)Wandle Learning TrustDfE-validated Letters and Sounds Revised cards for Phases 2 and 3 — matches what many UK schools teach.View on Amazon
• Little Wandle at Home More Phonics Flashcards (Reception)Wandle Learning TrustThe next 43 cards for Reception, so home practice stays in step with school.View on Amazon
• Little Wandle at Home Phonics Flashcards (Year 1, Phase 5)Wandle Learning TrustPhase 5 cards for Year 1 — useful in the run-up to the phonics screening check.View on Amazon
• Read Write Inc. My Reading and Writing KitRuth MiskinA complete starter kit: flashcards, handwriting book, wipe-clean sheet, poster, and parent handbook.View on Amazon
• 10 Minutes a Day Phonics for Ages 3–5CGP BooksShort sticker-reward pages that take about ten minutes — easy to sit beside a High Five Reader session.View on Amazon
• CGP Phonics Screening Check FlashcardsCGP BooksOver 180 real and alien words in the style of the Year 1 phonics screening check, with a pronunciation guide.View on Amazon
• Collins Easy Learning Phonics Bumper Book Ages 3–5Collins Easy LearningA colourful activity bumper book aligned with Early Years, with tips so grown-ups can help at home.View on Amazon
• Oxford Reading Tree: Floppy’s Phonics FlashcardsDebbie Hepplewhite, Roderick Hunt & Alex BrychtaLarge mnemonic cards with finger-tracing letters and decodable words on the reverse — a classroom classic.View on Amazon