This handbook enables reading to be taught in a simple and straightforward way through an understanding of the 42 main sounds of English. The children can be taken through the stages of recognising the sounds of English, blending sounds to form words, to identifying the sounds in words (phonological awareness) so they can become good spellers. Learning the letter sounds. Learning letter formation. Reading (Blending). Identifying the sounds in words. Tricky words. Sound sheets. Flash card sheets. Sound book sheets. Blending. Word box sheets. String joining. Matching letters, words and pictures. Sentence sticking. Letter clue pictures. Reading games. Identifying the sounds in words. Missing sounds sheets. Homework writing sheets. Tricky word sheets. Sound sheets for alternative spellings of vowels. Flash cards for alternative spellings of vowels. Matching letters, words and pictures for alternative spellings of vowels.