Oxford Reading Tree is the home of Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories, Songbirds, Traditional Tales, inFact, and much more. What are Oxford Levels and Book Bands? In ... Helpyourchildlearn 0Items Home»Reading»Readingschemes,Levels,andStages»OxfordReadingTree&Levels:parentguide OxfordReadingTree&OxfordLevels Wanttoknowabout OxfordReadingTreeandOxfordLevels?Findouthowschoolsusethemtoteachchildrentoreadaroundtheworld,anddiscoverhowyoucanhelpyourchildlearntoreadathome. WhatisOxfordReadingTree? ‘IloveBiff,ChipandKippersomuchInamedmypetstickinsectsafterthem’–Rhys,age6 AstheUK’smostsuccessfulreadingscheme,OxfordReadingTreehashelpedmillionsofchildrenfromallovertheworldlearntoread…andlovetoread.Rootedinreadingforpleasureandwithsyntheticphonicsatitsheart,OxfordReadingTree‘swell-lovedcharacters,breadth(over800books!),andvariedwritingstylesgivechildreneverythingtheyneedtobecomeconfidentreaders. OxfordReadingTreeisthehomeofBiff,ChipandKipperStories,Songbirds,TraditionalTales,inFact,andmuchmore. WhatareOxfordLevelsandBookBands? InUKschools,BookBandsareusedacrossdifferentreadingschemestoindicatethereadinglevelofeachbook.YouwillseeourOxfordLevelsalongsidetheBookBandcoloursonthebackofeach OxfordReadingTree book. Aschildrenneedadifferenttypeofsupportathome,wealsohaveReadwithOxfordStageswhichfollowthesameorderofprogressionasOxfordLevels. TakealookathowLevels,BookBands,andStagesrelatetoeachother: Age4–5(Reception)OxfordLevel1|BookBandLilacOxfordLevel1+|BookBandPinkOxfordLevel2|BookBandRedOxfordLevel3|BookBandYellowReadwithOxfordStage2 Age5–6(Year1)OxfordLevel4|BookBandLightblueOxfordLevel5|BookBandGreenOxfordLevel6|BookBandOrangeOxfordLevel7|BookBandTurquoiseReadwithOxfordStage3&4 Age6–7(Year2) OxfordLevel7|BookBandTurquoise OxfordLevel8|BookBandPurple OxfordLevel9|BookBandGold OxfordLevel10|BookBandWhite OxfordLevel11|BookBandLime ReadwithOxfordStage4,5,&6 OxfordLevelsandBookBands DownloadourfulltableofOxfordLevelsandBookBandsusedatprimaryschool. FindoutwhichLevelisbestsuitedtoyourchild,andhowLevels1–20relatetoBookBands. Thisinformationisintendedasaguideonly. Downloadthetable> WhichseriesareinOxfordReadingTree? Becausechildrenneedadiverserangeoftextstobuildtheirvocabulary,andweknowthatdifferentchildrenareengagedbydifferentgenresandtopics,OxfordReadingTreehasdevelopedanextensiverangeofseriestohelpschoolsteachchildrentoread,toenjoyreading. OxfordReadingTreeseriesinclude: Biff,ChipandKipperstories.Thisbest-lovedcharacterseriesinspireschildrenandhelpsthemtodevelopasindependentreaders.TakealookatourReadwithOxfordphonicsbooksforreadingathome Floppy’sPhonics. Thesefictionandnon-fictionbooksgivechildrenaccesstomotivatingandhumorousdecodabletextstoengagetheminreadingandhelptheirfluencydevelop. SongbirdsPhonics.Thisseriesofbooksbybest-sellingauthorJuliaDonaldsonoffersarichrangeofbeautifullywrittendecodablestories.(WealsohavearangeofJuliaDonaldson’sSongbirdstouseathome.) OxfordReadingTreeinFact.Adistinctivenon-fictionseriesthatengageschildreninreadingforpleasureaspowerfullyasfiction. HowcanIhelpmychildlearntoreadathome? You’llfindlotsofexpertadviceandhelpfultipsonour Reading pages,andonour blog.Themostimportantthingyoucandoismakethetimetoreadwithyourchildeveryday,whetherabooksenthomefromschool,borrowedfromthelibrary,orfromyourownbookshelves. The ReadwithOxford ‘MyPhonicsKit’ isagreatresourcetohaveathome,andthe ReadwithOxford rangeofearlyreadershasbeenespeciallydevelopedtosupportlearningathome. Phonicskitsandbooks Book Biff,ChipandKipper:MyPhonicsKit ReadwithOxford|Stages2–3 Packedfulloffunactivities,engagingstoriesandusefultips,thiskitprovidesyouwitheverythingyouneedtosupportyourchildintheleaduptothenationalphonicsscreeningcheckfor6-year-olds.Containsthreeactivitybooks,threestorybooks,stickers,andmore. Viewproduct Book Biff,ChipandKipper:MyPhonicsFlashcards ReadwithOxford|Stages2–3 Createdbyexpertsandbasedoncurrentteachingpractice,thesecardswillsupportyourchild’sreadingskillsathome.Excitingphonicsgamesencouragechildrentopracticetheirlettersandsounds,helpthemtoblendsoundstogethertoreadwords,anddevelopmemoryandconcentrationskills. Viewproduct Book JuliaDonaldson’sSongbirds:BobBugandOtherStories ReadwithOxford|Stage1|Age3–4 ThiscollectionoftwelvefunstoriesbyJuliaDonaldsonhelpsyourchildbuildphonicsskillsathome.DiscoverwhatlifewouldbelikebeingsmallwithBobBug,findoutifTopCatbecomeskingofthegardenandlearnhowtomakesometastybuns! Viewproduct Book HelpingYourChildtoRead:Practicaladviceandtoptips! ReadwithOxford Thisguideprovidestheinformationandadviceyouneedtosupportyourchild’ssuccesswithreading.IncludinganexplanationofphonicsandanoverviewoftheReadwithOxfordstages,theguidealsocontainsusefultips,ideasforgamesandactivities,andanswerstoallyourquestions. Viewproduct CopyrightOxfordUniversityPress2021