Decodable Readers | Book and Passages Formats | K-2 Phonics Skills Mega Bundle

This bundle of decodable readers will help students master Kindergarten, first grade, and second grade phonics patterns! A lesson plan, decodable book format, decodable passage format, and digital format is included for each decodable text. These decodable readers will make it easy for you to implement the Science of Reading!

These decodable readers will help your students:

• Practice specific phonics skills in context 
• Strengthen their decoding skills
• Experience reading SUCCESS!

Here’s what’s included:

• 138 decodable texts
• Combination of fiction and nonfiction topics
• Professional illustrations (not clipart) 
• 1 lesson plan per text
• 1 writing prompt per text
• 1-page color decodable passage format for each text
• 1-page B&W decodable passage format for each text
• “Easy assembly” color printable decodable book format for each text (Kindergarten & 1st grade texts only)
• “Easy assembly” B&W printable decodable book format for each text (Kindergarten & 1st grade texts only)
• Digital-friendly option (1-page version of each text in a separate PDF for easy screensharing, using on student devices, or sending to families) 

None of the decodable readers are duplicates between the Kindergarten, first grade, or second grade components. However, some skills are covered in multiple levels, because they are often taught or reviewed at multiple grade levels. 

Skills covered in the Kindergarten decodable books and decodable passages set:

• Short a VC and CVC words
• Short e CVC words
• Short i VC and CVC words
• Short o VC and CVC words
• Short u VC and CVC words
• Mixed CVC words
• Digraphs sh, ch, th, ck
• qu
• Mixed digraphs
• Beginning s-blends
• Beginning l-blends
• Beginning r-blends
• Mixed blends

Skills covered in the 1st grade decodable books and decodable passages set:

• Short a, e, i, o, u CVC words
• Mixed CVC words
• Digraphs sh, ch, th, ck, qu
• Mixed digraphs
• Double final consonants -ff, -ss, -zz, -ll
• Mixed double final consonants
• Initial s-blends
• Initial l-blends
• Initial r-blends
• Final blends with -s
• Mixed final blends
• Final digraph blend -nch
• Mixed beginning and final blends
• Glued sounds with -ng and -nk
• Inflectional endings -s, -es, -ing, -ed
• Mixed inflectional endings
• R controlled vowels ar, er, ir, or, ur
• CVCe words - long a, i, o, u
• Mixed CVCe words
• Vowel teams ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, ue, ew, igh
• Mixed vowel teams

Skills covered in the 2nd grade decodable passages set:

• Mixed CVC words
• Digraphs ch, sh, th, wh, ck, qu*
• Initial blends, 3-letter blends, digraph blends
• Final blends
• Mixed initial and final blends
• Glued sounds with -ng and -nk
• Double final consonants -ff, -ss, -zz, -ll
• Inflectional ending -ed
• Long vowel exceptions with i (-ild, -ind)
• Long vowel exceptions with o (-old, -ost, -olt)
• Long vowel spelling patterns (CVCe and vowel teams)
• Consonant-l-e words
• Prefixes and suffixes
• R-controlled vowels
• Diphthongs

What Others Are Saying About These Decodable Readers:

“I'm so thankful for these engaging, decodable books, stories and activities! They're easy to use (just print, and sometimes cut-and-staple) and you have a tool that's an important stepping stone on the journey to reading with confidence and skill.”
– Laureen G.

“Moving to the Science of Reading, finding good decodable books is a priority. These are extensive and age-appropriate options! I'm thankful I found these.”
– Denise P.

“I love these decodable readers! They are closely tied to particular phonics concepts. My first graders love reading them! I love that the author included comprehension questions too.”
– Kinley C.

“These books/passages are amazing! I really appreciate that they have running records still, so that I can take notes on their reading and utilize that to focus in on what phonics skill they still need to work on. I really like that I can go in and find a reading passage using any phonics skill and print it out quickly.”
– Devionare H.

“This is one of the best resources I have purchased for my classroom I use it as readers that support the phonics program that I teach as well as with my special Ed students that are working significantly below grade level.”
– Nicole D.

Frequently Asked Questions:

What scope and sequence or program do these texts follow?

You can use these decodable texts with any phonics program. You can view the skills covered in each book, as well as the sequence of the skills, in the free preview file.

Will these books match my high frequency word instruction?

Your students can be successful reading these decodable books even if your high frequency word instruction is not a 100% match. Each lesson plan lists out all the high frequency words / irregular words covered in the text, so you can pre-teach any words that students do not already know.

Will this cover all my phonics instruction?

No. These decodable texts are meant to supplement a phonics program, not replace one. You will still need explicit, systematic phonics lessons to teach each sound / pattern. If you need a complete program, check out From Sounds to Spelling (available off TpT).

Are these decodable texts the same ones in your phonics program, From Sounds to Spelling?

No - they are different! They will work nicely with the program if you find yourself needing more decodable books or decodable passages.

Why are the Kindergarten and 1st grade texts available in a decodable book format AND passage format, but the 2nd grade texts are available only in a decodable passage format?

Typically, texts at a second grade level include more challenging words than in 1st and Kindergarten. Therefore, more of the meaning of the text is conveyed through the words rather than the pictures. The 2nd grade decodable passages do have illustrations, but the texts are included in a 1-page format to save paper, ink, and prep time.

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