Collins Big Cat

Encourage reading for pleasure

Collins Big Cat is the leading primary reading scheme providing complete support from phonics to fluency. With a rich variety of text types, from graphic novels to poetry, instruction texts to biographies, there’s over 1,500 fiction and non-fiction books by leading authors and illustrators to excite and inspire every child.

Collins Big Cat

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  • Phonics Practice
    Phonics Practice

    Collins Big Cat Phonics Practice supports early readers in practising and applying their decoding skills through highly decodable fiction and non-fiction books.

  • Phonics Progress
    Phonics Progress

    Collins Big Cat Phonics Progress books are specifically designed for struggling readers, giving them age-appropriate texts that they can read, building their confidence and fostering positive attitudes towards reading.

    Dual banded for Reading Level and Interest Level.

  • Phonics for Letters and Sounds
    Phonics for Letters...

    Deliver effective phonics with 300 readers matched to the Letters and Sounds.

    • Ensure a secure start to every child’s reading journey in Reception/P1 and Year 1/P2 with fully decodable fiction and non-fiction books expertly aligned to the 2007 Letters and Sounds progression
    • Foster a love of reading for pleasure with books on a wide range of age-appropriate topics, supported by engaging illustrations and photographs
  • Phonics for Letters and Sounds Age 7+
    Phonics for Letters...

    Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds Age 7+

    With 28 fully decodable readers to support pupils aged 7+ who need to continue practising phonics. There is an equal mix of fiction and non-fiction readers, all expertly aligned to the 2007 Letters and Sounds progression with age-appropriate content but accessible text and more mature images.

  • Independent | Guided
    Independent | Guided

    Collins Big Cat is a reading programme that provides complete support for primary reading. Children will become fluent readers through hundreds of high-quality fiction and non-fiction banded books by award-winning authors and illustrators. In-depth teaching resources support you in developing and assessing key reading skills at all stages from early reading through to guided, whole-class and independent reading for more confident readers.

    Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support available.

  • Progress
    Progress

    Reading Intervention, 70 dual-banded books designed to develop comprehension and fluency with Reception and Key Stage 1 reading levels at Key Stage 2 interest levels.

  • Little Wandle Letters and Sounds
    Little Wandle Letters...

    A consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics with classroom resources that support the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised systematic synthetic phonics programme.

    324 fully decodable books matched to the systematic synthetic phonics programme Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised. Featuring and exciting mix of stories and non-fiction to foster a love of reading in all children, matched to the Little Wandle progression.

  • Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Age 7+
    Little Wandle Letters...

    Decodable books for Rapid Catch-up

    70 fully decodable books for pupils aged 7+ matched to the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised progression

    • Features an equal mix of fiction and non-fiction
    • Age-appropriate topics and illustrations designed to reflect older children's interests

    Use Rapid Catch-up to develop strong decoding and fluent reading skills in children Age 7+ who are not reading at age-related expectations. The Rapid Catch-up Teacher’s Guide provides clear, easy-to-follow lesson plans for fast-track intervention.

  • Little Wandle Letters and Sounds SEND Programme
    Little Wandle Letters...

    Learning to read matters for every child or young person, regardless of their starting points or learning difficulties. This is why Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised offers a number of pathways, enabling schools to create a suitable route to reading for every child.

    Little Wandle SEND is a complete programme that mirrors the main Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised phonics programme but with adaptations and support in place to make it possible for schools, Special Schools and providers to meet the needs of all their learners. It has been trialled with children who have a wide range of learning and physical disabilities, and created to help them learn to read with the right level of challenge for each child and using the graduated approach if needed.

  • Little Wandle Fluency
    Little Wandle Fluency

    Nurture confident readers with Big Cat for Little Wandle Fluency books
    Develop reading confidence, stamina and a love of reading with Big Cat books for Little Wandle Fluency! 80 exciting chapter books by leading authors and illustrators that will support pupils to become fluent readers. 

    Ease the transition from learning phonics to becoming independent readers. The Fluency programme is the perfect follow on to Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised and is supported by downloadable lesson plans.

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