As Mad as a Nit: Phonics Phase 2

As Mad as a Nit is a low level phonics reading book. It covers the phonemes s a t p i n m d and the high frequency words as, as and is. As Mad as a Nit covers the first set of basic letters and sounds that students meet in Phase 2 of Letters and Sounds, the UK Government's synthetic phonics reading programme. As Mad as a Nit is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured reading programme for students learning to read. The series has ten levels: four phonics levels (covering Letters and Sounds Phases 2 to 5) and six book bands (Pink through to Orange).