Ready to Read Phonics Plus - Kākano 3
Kākano 3 is the third and final subgroup in the Kākano | Seed phase of learning in Ready to Read Phonics Plus. Kākano 3 has the focus sounds k j v w y z -ck th ch sh -ng.
About this resource
This page describes Kākano 3 – the last of the three subgroups in the Kākano | Seed phase of learning in Ready to Read Phonics Plus. You can find links to the books from Kākano 3 and the suggested teaching order at the bottom of this page.
Ready to Read Phonics Plus – Kākano 3
Kākano 3 is the third and final subgroup in the Kākano | Seed phase of learning in Ready to Read Phonics Plus. When students reach the end of Kākano 3, they move onto the Tupu | Seedling phase of learning.
Kākano | Seed texts are designed to support students to build the following foundational skills for ongoing reading success:
- Decode (segment and blend) common phonetically regular words that follow the consonant vowel consonant (CVC) spelling pattern.
- Comprehend simple stories.
- Develop oral language and vocabulary skills around a story.
Kākano 3 details
Kākano 3 introduces the single letter-sound (grapheme-phoneme) correspondences not yet covered in Kākano 1 or Kākano 2:
k j v w y z
Digraphs (two letter spellings for single sounds) are then introduced. Five consonant digraphs are covered in Kākano 3:
-ck th ch sh -ng
Kākano 3 books start to include more high frequency words to support more varied and interesting storylines. This includes both high frequency English words, and kupu Māori | Māori words commonly used in New Zealand classrooms.
Kākano 3 books contain the following new high frequency words:
his, he, will, for, we, you, likes, by, have, be, said, too, my, she
Kākano 3 has ten decodable student books. Each book adds new sound and letter knowledge so children can learn and practise in a cumulative way. You can use the Kākano sound cards to make sure students have all the sound and letter knowledge they need before reading a Kākano 3 text.
Ready to Read Phonics Plus books have teaching notes inside the back cover. These provide ideas about how you can use the books to engage your students with word recognition and ways to build language knowledge.
You can access the Kākano 3 books via the carousel at the bottom of this page.
The suggested teaching order of the Kākano 3 books, along with their focus sounds, is as follows:
- Get to the Vet – v j l
- Weka gets Wet – w h k
- Zip and Zap – y z
- A Wet Ant – k j v w y z -ck
- Jam Buns – k j v w y z -ck
- Huhu in the Mud – th j
- Weka in the Shed – sh -ck
- Chit Chat – ch ng
- The Big Sing Song – -ck th ch sh -ng
- Wet Kai! – revision of all Kākano| Seed sounds
There are additional resources available to support teaching in the Kākano |Seed phase:
- Sound cards for introducing the letter sound correspondences
- Games students can use to practise letter-sound correspondences, including matching pairs, snap and bingo
The Kākano resouces are available to download from: Kākano | Seed supporting materials - cards and games.
Kākano 3 books in suggested teaching order
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Get to the Vet - Kākano 3
This Kākano 3 text focuses on the sounds v j l
1 of 10Weka Gets Wet - Kākano 3
This Kākano 3 text focuses on the sounds w, h, and k.
2 of 10Zip and Zap - Kākano 3
This Kākano 3 text focuses on the sounds y and z.
3 of 10A Wet Ant - Kākano 3
This Kākano 3 text focuses on the sounds k j v w y z -ck
4 of 10Jam Buns - Kākano 3
This Kākano 3 text focuses on the sounds k j v w y z -ck
5 of 10Huhu in the Mud - Kākano 3
This Kākano 3 text focuses on the sounds th and j.
6 of 10Weka in the Shed - Kākano 3
This Kākano 3 text focuses on the sounds -sh and -ck.
7 of 10Chit Chat - Kākano 3
This Kākano 3 text focuses on the sounds -ch and -ng.
8 of 10The Big Sing Song - Kakano 3
This Kākano 3 text focuses on the sounds -ck th ch sh -ng
9 of 10Wet Kai! - Kākano 3
This Kākano 3 text revises all sounds from the Kākano | Seed phase.
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