Ready to Read Phonics Plus - Tupu 1
Tupu 1 is the first of the two subgroups within the Tupu | Seedling phase of learning in the Ready to Read Phonics Plus series. Tupu 1 focuses on -ff -ll -ss -zz x -tch qu wh -dge and initial and end blends.
About this resource
This page describes Tupu 1 – the first of the two subgroups in the Tupu| Seedling phase of learning in the Ready to Read Phonics Plus series. You can find links to the books from Tupu 1 and the suggested teaching order at the bottom of this page.
Ready to Read Phonics Plus – Tupu 1
Tupu 1 is the first of the two subgroups within the Tupu | Seedling phase of learning in the Ready to Read Phonics Plus series. When students reach the end of Tupu 1, they move into Tupu 2.
Tupu | Seedling texts are designed to build on the foundational reading skills taught in the Kākano | Seed phase including:
- Decoding (segmenting and blending) common phonetically regular words, expanding from the CVC spelling pattern in Kākano | Seed, to the CCVC and CVCC spelling patterns.
- Comprehension strategies, with children now having opportunities to make connections with characters and storylines from previous books.
- Developing oral language and vocabulary skills around a story.
Tupu 1 details
Tupu 1 introduces:
- The single grapheme x which is articulated with two sounds (phonemes) /k/ and /s/
- The spelling pattern qu which is articulated with two sounds (phonemes) /k/ and /w/.
- Double consonant spellings: -ff -ll -ss -zz (found at the end of words),
- The consonant digraph (two letter spelling for a single sound): wh
- The trigraphs (three letter spellings for a single sound):-tch -dge (found at the end of words)
- Initial and end blends: For example initial cr- and end -st.
Tupu 1 books continue to add 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.
Tupu 1 books contain the following new high frequency words:
where, puts, lays, asks, some, help, fly, don’t, cannot, so, here, along, now, time, it’s.
Tupu 1 has eight decodable student books. Each book adds new sound and letter knowledge so students can learn and practise in a cumulative way. You can use the Tupu phonics cards to make sure students have all the sound and letter knowledge they need before reading a Tupu 1 book.
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 Tupu 1 books via the carousel at the bottom of this page. The suggested teaching order of the Tupu 1 books, along with their focus is:
- Dress -up Hullabaloo - -ff -ll -ss
- A Batch of Pancakes - -tch x
- A Fun Quiz - qu
- Frog in a Log – Initial blends with r (for example fr-)
- Weka in a Flap – Initial blends with l (for example fl-)
- Crab Gets Stuck – Initial blends sl- st- cl- cr-
- Weka Helps Out – End blends -ft -lp
- Is Kiwi Asleep? – End blends -nd -st
There are additional resources available to support teaching in the Tupu |Seedling phase:
- Phonics cards for introducing the letter-sound (grapheme-phoneme) correspondences
- Bingo games students can use to practise decoding (segmenting and blending)
The Tupu resouces are available to download from: Tupu | Seedling Teaching Materials and Games
Tupu 1 books in suggested teaching order
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Dress-up Hullabaloo - Tupu 1
This Tupu 1 text focuses on the sounds -ff -ll -ss
1 of 8A Batch of Pancakes - Tupu 1
This Tupu 1 text focuses on the sounds -tch and x.
2 of 8A Fun Quiz - Tupu 1
This Tupu 1 text focuses on the sounds qu and wh.
3 of 8Frog in a Log - Tupu 1
This Tupu 1 text focuses on initial blends with the letter r.
4 of 8Weka in a Flap - Tupu 1
This Tupu 1 text focuses on initial blends with the letter l.
5 of 8Crab Gets Stuck - Tupu 1
This Tupu 1 text focuses on the consonant blends sl- st- cl- cr-.
6 of 8Weka Helps Out - Tupu 1
This Tupu 1 text focuses on end blends.
7 of 8Is Kiwi Asleep? - Tupu 1
This Tupu 1 text focuses on the end blends -nd -st.
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