Essential Letters and Sounds: Essential Phonic Readers: Oxford Reading Level 3: A Vet on the Farm

Consolidate phonics knowledge with closely matched books

Engaging fiction and non-fiction fully aligned to each week of Essential Letters and Sounds, allowing children to consolidate their phonic knowledge through reading in context. A Vet on the Farm allows children to apply their phonics learning from Reception, Spring 1, Week 3 of Essential Letters and Sounds.A Vet on the Farm is a fully decodable phonics reader aligned to Reception Spring 1 Week 3 of Essential Letters and Sounds. This engaging book helps children apply their phonics learning in context through fun and accessible reading. Perfect for early readers, it supports systematic phonics progression and complements existing decodable readers from Oxford University Press. Essential Letters and Sounds (ELS) is a Department for Education validated synthetic phonics programme, developed by the Knowledge Schools Trust English Hub to help children learn to read quickly and confidently. Structured around daily lessons and matched to the progression of the original Letters and Sounds framework, ELS provides a clear, systematic approach to phonics. Each stage is supported by engaging decodable books, interactive resources, and practical guidance for parents and teachers. Used in classrooms across the UK, ELS is designed to build fluent readers, confident speakers, and willing writers. Affordable, flexible, and easy to implement, it works seamlessly with existing resources while offering everything needed to support children's literacy journey both at school and at home.