In Level 3 - Yellow books, children build on the letter-sound combinations learned in levels 1 and 2. They learn consonant digraphs (sounds made up of two letters together such as 'ch' or… More →

In Level 4/5 - Blue/Green, children will practice their knowledge in this level, and will learn to read and spell words which have adjacent consonants (for example, trap, strong, milk, and crept). More →

In Level 4 - Blue books, children build on the letter-sound combinations learned in levels 1 and 2. They learn consonant digraphs (sounds made up of two letters together such as 'ch' or "ll") More →

In Level 5 - Green, children will learn new graphemes and alternative pronunciations for known graphemes. For example, they have already learned /ow/ as in 'cow' and will now learn /ow/ as in More →

In Level 6 - Orange, children will learn new graphemes and alternative pronunciations for known graphemes. For example, they have already learned /ow/ as in 'cow' and will now learn /ow/ as… More →

In Level 7 - Turquoise, children will learn new graphemes and alternative pronunciations for known graphemes. For example, they have already learned /ow/ as in 'cow' and will now learn /ow/… More →

In Level 8 - Purple, children will learn new graphemes and alternative pronunciations for known graphemes. For example, they have already learned /ow/ as in 'cow' and will now learn /ow/ as… More →

In Level 9 - Gold, children read with increasing fluency. They will have learned most of the common letter-sound combinations and can read familiar words automatically without needing to… More →

Children love a great story--and there's never been a better storyteller than Beatrix Potter! Anyone who grew up with these gentle, appealing tales remembers them vividly. The Child's World's More →

The English language is filled with colorful idioms--but what do these phrases really mean? Our series presents dozens of common idioms and explains what they mean. Entries show how to use… More →