Jolly Phonics Folktales Readers are retellings of traditional folktales from around the world. They have a very carefully controlled vocabulary and are specifically designed for children who are learning to read and write with Jolly Phonics. The text in these Blue Level Books (fourth level) uses only decodable regular words that use the letter-sound knowledge taught so far: the 42 main letter sounds and the main alternative letter-sound spellings (yas in happy, thehop- overespellings of the long vowel sounds,ayas in day,eaas in seat,yandighas in fly and high,owas in low and now,ewas in dew,oyas in joy,iranduras in bird and turn, andal,auandawas in talk, pause and saw) and a small number of tricky words (frequently used words that are not fully decodable at this stage). All new tricky words and alternative vowel spellings used are shown on the front inside cover. These can be used as a quick practice activity before starting the