This reading series for Grade 1 to 3Afrikans First Additional Language is graded in four levels, with four books per level (a total of 16 books per reading year or grade). Each level has been designed to give progressively greater challenges to the learner’s visual span, decoding ability and phonemic skill. 

The Best Books Graded Reading Series introduces the learner to a large variety of language patterns and printed text characteristics. The learners will be introduced to various text types such as simple factual texts, rhymes, riddles, jokes, plays and graphic text. As the learner’s reading and writing ability develop, there are also activities in the readers about structure, vocabulary and word and sentence building that the learner can complete. In each book several high frequency sight words are highlighted and practised.

The readers have been specially written to accommodate the development level, life experience and sense of humour of the learner in the Foundation Phase.