Phonics Ready Readers: Decodable Stories and Activities for Kindergarten, First and Second Grade, Ages 5-8: Blends, Digraphs, Long Vowel and R-Controlled Words

Do you want to help your child learn to read with phonics? Phonics is the relationship between sounds and letters. In plain language, phonics gives you the skills to “sound out” words. Providing a solid foundation in phonics is the best way to help a child become a good reader. Phonics Ready Readersprovides a complete guide for parents to teach those fundamental skills. Included are more than 20 decodable stories followed by fun activities and games. Each unit focuses on blending consonant and vowel sounds into words. Included is a parent guide and answer key. Black and white pages provide the opportunity to make copies for additional children. The workbook includes the following: S Endings, Consonant Blends, Digraphs, Long Vowels, and R-Controlled Vowel Words S ENDINGS 1. s /s/ at the end of a word: Lily and Her Pups 2. s /z/ at the end of a word: The Little Bugs BLENDS 3. l blends: The Sled 4. r blends: Fran in the Band 5. -nt and -mp blends: The Tent 6. s blends: What Can You Do? DIGRAPHS 7. ff, ll, ss, zz: Buzz and the Mess 8. ck: The Black Truck 9. sh: Trish Likes Shells 10. voiced th, unvoiced th: The Cloth Duck 11. ch: Baby Chicks 12. wh, ph: Whip up Lunch 13. ng: The King and his Gong 14. nk: The Junk Trunk VCe: LONG VOWELS 15. A Trip to the Lake 16. Mike Takes a Hike 17. A Gift for Rose 18. Fun with Tunes 19. What is the Theme? R-CONTROLLED VOWELS 20. ar /ar/ Shark Smarts 21. or, ore /or/: A Change of Plans 22. er /er/: The Winter Forest 23. ir, ur /er/: Baby Birds