Oxford English Home Language – Grade 1 Big Book 1 | Oxford University Press

Oxford English Home Language Grade 1 Big Book 1 is a CAPS-aligned large-format shared reading resource published by Oxford University Press, designed to support whole-class instruction and shared reading experiences in the Grade 1 English Home Language classroom. As part of the Oxford English Home Language series, this Big Book provides Grade 1 learners with a rich, engaging, and age-appropriate literacy experience that builds the foundational language and reading skills essential for lifelong literacy.

The large-format Big Book design ensures that all learners in the classroom can see and engage with the text simultaneously, making it the ideal tool for shared reading, phonics instruction, vocabulary development, and guided comprehension in the foundation phase classroom.

What This Big Book Provides

• Shared reading for whole-class instruction — the large-format design is specifically designed for shared reading sessions, allowing the teacher to guide the entire class through the text together — building reading confidence, fluency, and comprehension in every learner
• CAPS-aligned content — all content, vocabulary, and language activities are fully aligned with the CAPS English Home Language curriculum for Grade 1, ensuring that all required learning outcomes are addressed
• Foundational literacy development — carefully structured text and activities develop the essential early literacy skills that Grade 1 learners need — including phonics awareness, vocabulary development, reading comprehension, and oral language
• Engaging, age-appropriate stories — rich, colourful, and age-appropriate texts that capture the imagination of Grade 1 learners and make shared reading an enjoyable and meaningful experience
• Phonics and vocabulary support — text and activities that reinforce phonics patterns and build vocabulary, supporting Grade 1 learners as they develop their decoding and word recognition skills

Benefits for Educators and Learners

• Supports whole-class engagement — the Big Book format ensures every learner in the classroom can see the text, participate in the shared reading experience, and engage actively with the lesson
• Builds early reading confidence — shared reading with a Big Book is one of the most effective strategies for building reading confidence, fluency, and a love of reading in foundation phase learners
• CAPS-aligned — fully aligned with the CAPS English Home Language curriculum for Grade 1, ensuring all content meets national curriculum requirements
• Part of a complete series — part of the Oxford English Home Language series, providing a structured and coherent English literacy programmed for foundation phase learners

Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Oxford English Home Language
Grade: Grade 1 (Foundation Phase)
Format: Big Book (Large Format Print)
Prescribed for: English Home Language (CAPS-aligned)
ISBN: 9780190734527