New series · Coded Readable · Ages 6–8

Kids learn to read.
Through the beautiful game.

A 12-book series of phonics-staged stories about soccer, designed to grow confident readers one match at a time. Beautifully illustrated, classroom-tested, and free to read online.

Read Book 1 — Control the Ball How it works
Cover of Control the Ball, Book 1 of Gozzie's Soccer Readers
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The Series

Twelve short reads,
one growing reader.

Each book teaches a single soccer skill — and a single phonics step. Read them in order, or pick the one your child is curious about today.

Book 1 · Available now

Control the Ball

Meet Sam, who can't quite keep the ball at his feet. With practice — and a little help from his teammates — he learns that controlling the ball is the first step to playing the game.

Phonics focus
Short vowels & CVC blends
Reading level
Year 2 · Coded Readable
Length
16 pages
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The full library

1 of 12 available
Companion · Coming soon

Players Handbook

A 46-page reference guide for kids and parents — the language of the game, position by position, in plain words. Read it alongside the readers, or pick it up between matches.

Format
~46 pages
For
Kids & parents
Status
Coming soon
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The Method

What is a Coded Readable?

A Coded Readable is a story written so that every word follows a phonics rule the child has already been taught. No guessing, no memorising — just decoding, sentence by sentence.

  1. 01

    Warm up

    Each book opens with a short phonics warm-up. The sounds your child will meet on the page, practised first.

  2. 02

    Read the story

    A 12-page story uses only those sounds — plus a small set of common sight words. Every page can be decoded.

  3. 03

    Comprehend

    The book closes with comprehension questions so your child shows what they understood, not just what they read.

“When a child can read every word on the page, reading stops being a guessing game and starts being a quiet triumph.”

For Teachers

Classroom-ready phonics readers

Each book maps to a single phonics step on the Australian synthetic-phonics scope and sequence. Use them as guided-reading texts, take-home practice, or whole-class read-alouds.

  • Pages free to project or print
  • Built-in comprehension prompts
  • Spans 16 weeks of decoding practice
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For Parents

Ten minutes a day, side by side

You don't need to be a reading teacher. Sit beside your child, open a book, and let them read it to you. The phonics is built in — your job is to listen, encourage, and ask what happens next.

  • Free to read online, anywhere
  • Short — finished in one sitting
  • Soccer-mad kids, take note
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Get in touch

Questions, classroom packs,
or a hello from a fellow coach?

Tell us a little about you and we'll get back within a couple of days. Teachers — let us know your year level and we can send a tailored pack.

  • Classroom-pack requests & bulk reads
  • Phonics scope & sequence questions
  • Feedback on a book or a typo you spotted
  • Anything else — we read every message