Reception Books – Stages 1, 2, 3, 3.1 and 3.2
There are 60 books in the Reception stages.

Reception books support the teaching of initial sounds and consonant digraphs to help the fundamental stages of reading. The familiar characters and fun stories engage children in reading. Each Reception book has an optional section for an adult to read at the bottom of each page. This text is not critical for the understanding of the story but adds further detail to help bring the story to life.

Stages 1, 2 and 3 focus on blending the letters and the consonant digraphs.

Stage 3.1 practises digraphs and trigraphs.

Stage 3.2 practices reading CVC+ words.

Phonetic Progression Map

Year 1 Books – Stages 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8

There are 50 books in the Year 1 stages.

Stories are matched to the Year 1 graphemes in the KS1 curriculum.
Stages 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 focus on digraphs (including split digraphs) and trigraphs.

Using colours to help children learn the link between sounds and spellings, Monster Phonics significantly improves progress. The phonics focus words and high-frequency word practice boxes at the start of each book, along with the questions at the end of each story, help aid children’s development and comprehension skills.

Year 1 Phonetic Progression Map

Year 2 Books – Stages 9 and 10

There are 20 books in the Year 2 stages.

Stories are matched to the Year 2 graphemes in the KS1 curriculum. Stages 9 and 10 focus on digraphs and trigraphs.

The phonics focus words and high-frequency word practice boxes at the start of each book, along with the questions at the end of each story, help aid children’s development and comprehension skills.

Year 2 Phonetic Progression Map