The Read With Oxford Julia Donaldson's Songbirds Phonic Games Flashcards have been specially developed to help your child succeed at reading. Created by reading experts and based on current teaching practice, they complement how your child is starting to read at school and keeps children engaged in reading at home. These flashcards will help children to learn and recognise individual letter shapes and words, read simple words and sentences and develop an awareness of rhyme. Former Children's Laureate and author of The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson, has captivated children all over the world with her lively and engaging stories. Songbirds is a phonics programme carefully created by Julia to support children who are learning to read and is used in schools to inspire a love of reading.