Phonic Books was founded by dyslexia-trained reading specialists. When they were tutoring at a dyslexia centre, they didn’t have the resources needed for students to apply the phonics they had learned to their reading practice, so they began to write their own decodable books to use with the students. They quickly realised there was a need for decodable books which were both structured and engaging, especially for older readers who had experienced reading failure and loss of self-esteem. From their teaching experience, it was clear that children learn at different rates and that some need more practice than others.

Therefore, they made the decision to:

• publish multiple books for children of different reading abilities who need extra support
• publish a range of books for older learners who are still in the early stages of their reading as some children take more time to learn how to read
• publish multiple series in different genres to engage, enthuse and motivate struggling readers which still provide the scope and sequence scaffolding necessary
• ensure all the books they published would be inclusive so that all children learning to read could relate to the characters and stories

Today, in tandem with Dorling Kindersley, Phonic Books aims to publish exciting, engaging and motivating and inclusive decodable reading books for all children learning to read: from children in mainstream classrooms to children learning in SEN settings.  Across fiction and non-fiction genres, we aim to publish exciting books that students will want to read that will also consolidate their decoding skills and develop a life-long love of reading.