The ARI decodable readers provide abundant exposure to a controlled selection of sound-letter correspondences, enabling decoding to become automatic, and fluent, confident readers to flourish (see full range of books in online shop). We have put together the resources below to help you to get the best out of the programme.
Initial and Mastery Assessments and graph
The Assessments are simple and quick-to-administer, providing essential indicators of reading progress and demonstrating whether what has been taught has actually been learned. The accompanying graph provides an instant visual record of progress.
Initial and Mastery Assessments:
• Indicate the optimum starting point for each child
• Provide the baseline for comparing before/after progress for school records
PDF: ARI Level 1 Initial & Mastery Assessments
PDF: ARI Level 2 Initial & Mastery Assessments
PDF: ARI Level 3 Initial & Mastery Assessments
Downloadable graph to fill in and file for each pupil:
PDF: ARI Pre & Post Assessment Graph indicating pupil progress
PDF: ARI Set 1 Initial and Mastery Assessments (original format books)
PDF: ARI Set 2 Initial and Mastery Assessments (original format books)
PDF: ARI Set 3 Initial and Mastery Assessments (original format books)
Downloadable graph to fill in and file for each pupil:
Order of Introduction
A story-by-story record of word, sound and letter(s) introduction, incorporating a tutor comments section.
PDF: ARI Level 1A Order of Introduction
PDF: ARI Level 1B Order of Introduction
PDF: ARI Level 2A Order of Introduction
PDF: ARI Level 2B Order of Introduction
PDF: ARI Level 3A Order of Introduction
PDF: ARI Level 3B Order of Introduction
PDF: ARI Level 3C Order of Introduction
PDF: ARI Set 1 Order of Introduction (original format books)
PDF: ARI Set 2 Order of Introduction (original format books)
PDF: ARI Set 3 Order of Introduction (original format books)
Phonics Check Assessment
On completion of ARI Level 2, all correspondences covered in the Gov.UK Phonics Check Assessment have been introduced and thoroughly practised.
Preview samples of books
To preview any of our books, click on the Amazon link on the relevant Buy Books page and select the ‘Look Inside‘ option.
Piper Books reading programmes
Our rigorously trialled, easy-to-use, reading programmes offer fail-safe decoding foundations that result in fluency, vocabulary growth and enhanced comprehension. Grammar and language conventions form an integral part of the programme.
