Catch Up Literacy

Ransom has been specialising in books for struggling and reluctant readers for over 20 years. In that time we’ve produced one of the widest ranges of Catch Up resources around – and become a firm favourite amongst teachers, librarians and SENCOs.

So whether you’re looking for age-appropriate phonics readers or quality high interest, low ability books, we’ve got you covered in the following breakdown of our acclaimed books for Catch Up and easy buy packs.

(Pssst! We also have a really handy FAQ Section to help those who want to understand more about the world of literacy – and the ways they can help improve someone’s literacy skills.)


A Guide to Ransom's Books for Catch Up

KS2 and KS3 (books for 7 to 14 year-olds)

Phonics Readers:

Reading Stars Plus Phonics

A structured programme of 12 fully-decodable phonics readers (covering Phases 2-5 of Letters and Sounds) to support older readers who are still learning the basics.

Goal!

A hugely successful football-themed phonics programme of 48 readers that is structured around Phases 1-5 of Letters and Sounds.

Book-banded readers for Guided Reading:

Reading Stars Plus Book Bands

18 non-patronising readers – three titles at six Book Band levels (Pink to Orange) – to develop reading skills in older students.

High interest, low ability books:

Prefer to flick through a leaflet?

No worries – the leaflet that tells you all about our books for 7 to 14 year-olds is available to view here.

KS4+ (books for 14 to adult)

Phonics readers:

Neutron Stars Phonics

A structured programme of 12 fully-decodable phonics readers (covering Phases 2-5 of Letters and Sounds) to support teen and adult readers who are still learning the basics.

Book-banded readers for Guided Reading:

Neutron Stars Book Bands

18 fresh books – three titles at six Book Band levels (Pink to Orange) – to develop reading skills in teens and adults.

High interest, low ability books:

Prefer to flick through a leaflet?

No worries – the leaflet that tells you all about our books for teens and adults is available to view here.


Easy Buy Catch Up Packs

Looking for lots of tried-and-tested books that will raise literacy levels across your school?

Carefully selected to include a variety of our acclaimed high-low titles, our range of discounted packs are a quick, great value way to ensure you have a fresh selection of books for Catch Up.

All of the books in these packs have been levelled according to the Book Band system (Lilac through to Dark Red), and come with a free band colour sticker on the spine.

Primary (KS2)

Secondary (KS3 and KS4)


Easy Buy Catch Up AR Packs

We’re also proud to offer discounted packs of our high-low titles that have been quizzed – and labelled – for the Accelerated Reader system.

Giving you the opportunity to shop by specific book levels, this is a quick, great value way to fill the gaps in your AR resources. (As you’ve probably guessed, many of our books are at those hard-to-find levels!)

Lower Years (LY) Packs

Middle Years (MY) Packs

Middle Years (MY) Secondary Packs

Middle Years+/Upper Years (MY+/UY) Packs


Frequently Asked Questions

Finding it all a bit confusing? We’re here to guide you through the basics.

(And if you can’t find the answer you were looking for below, please don’t hesitate to get in contact. As a small, independent company, we’re always happy to help!)