First Phonics is a special series at the very start of the Oxford Reading Tree scheme. It enables children to practise phonics while learning to read. The books promote phonological awareness at Stage 1+ with rhyming stories and provide more phonically decodable nouns, as well as sight-cueable words. There is practice Reception and Year 1 sight vocabulary throughout and flexible, easy-to-use teaching notes in each pack. Teachers are also able to support the Home-School Agreement with take-home cards for every book at Stage 1+.