TY - BOOK AU - George, Paul ED - Blue Fish Tales, Inc., TI - A bad start SN - 3711290030055(pbk) U1 - A823.4 23 PY - 2021///. CY - [Thomastown, Victoria] : PB - Wendy Pye Publishing Ltd., KW - Families KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Readers (Primary) KW - Phonetics KW - Decodable readers N1 - "Phonemes: ow"--Back cover N2 - New Australian series with real stories using words that children can read. The program teaches children phonics skills in a sequential and systematic way so that they can learn the sounds (phonemes) and the letters that represent them (graphemes) and then practise and apply this knowledge through reading a text that makes sense. This ensures that every beginning reader will experience success in their reading from their very first book! The program features:- ·Decodable vocabulary with some high-frequency words ·Enjoyable stories ·Systematic progression for learning the sounds (phonemes) and the letter/s that represent them (graphemes). ·Full-colour illustrations to support meaning ·Teaching notes included in each book · ER -