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Posted - Oct 2023
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Oxford Reading Tree
Rooted in reading for pleasure and with synthetic phonics at its heart, Oxford Reading Tree‘s well-loved characters, breadth (over 800 books!), and varied writing styles give children everything they need to become confident readers.
Oxford Reading Tree is the home of Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories, Songbirds, Traditional Tales, inFact, and much more.
What are Oxford Levels and Book Bands?
In UK schools, Book Bands are used across different reading schemes to indicate the reading level of each book. You will see our Oxford Levels alongside the Book Band colours on the back of each Oxford Reading Tree book.Take a look at how Levels, Book Bands, and Stages relate to each other:
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Age 4–5 (Reception) Oxford Level 1 | Book Band Lilac Oxford Level 1+ | Book Band Pink Oxford Level 2 | Book Band Red Oxford Level 3 | Book Band Yellow |
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Age 5–6 (Year 1) Oxford Level 4 | Book Band Light blue Oxford Level 5 | Book Band Green Oxford Level 6 | Book Band Orange Oxford Level 7 | Book Band Turquoise |
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Age 6–7 (Year 2) Oxford Level 7 | Book Band Turquoise Oxford Level 8 | Book Band Purple Oxford Level 9 | Book Band Gold Oxford Level 10 | Book Band White Oxford Level 11 | Book Band Lime |
