"Read at Home" is the most popular home reading series in UK. It is based on the Oxford Reading Tree, which is used in 80% of UK primary schools. It features the familiar Oxford Reading Tree characters (e.g. Kipper, Floppy, as well as their family and friends) in exciting short stories.
The stories are graded across five levels (from 'Getting Ready to Read' to 'Reading with Confidence') for readers of different levels. As a rough guide, they are probably more suitable for early English learners of 9 years old and below. There are fun activities at the end of each story to encourage kids to look for details. There is a 'useful common words' panel to highlight high frequency words used in the story.
As a mom, I find the 'Tips for Reading Together' at the beginning of each book very helpful. It teaches and reminds me how to make reading together fun. Maxi finds the lower levels of books "not challenging", but she still whizzed through the entire series. Mini adores Floppy, the dog, and enjoys all the stories. Mini is yet to learn his alphabets. It would be interesting to see how he climbs the Oxford Reading Tree.
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