Phonics & Decodable Readers

Phonics + Decodable + Sight Words + Short Vowel
Fun & Easy Story books for K-2

When children first start to read, it is important to help them feel successful. These easy-to-read, illustrated storybooks are designed to be a child's first reader. Perfect for emerging readers and/or children with dyslexia who know their consonants and short vowel sounds, and can “sound out” words (phonics).

What makes these decodable books unique?

They use words with only short vowels.
Color background decreases glare and contrast of black upon white.
Sight words are introduced before the story begins.
Fonts are easy to read. The illustrations are fun and lively.
Children love finding their favorite characters reappear throughout the books.

1. Only Short Vowels

Books for emerging readers use words with both long and short vowels with lots of sight words, which can be confusing for a new reader.

With these books, children do not need to be confused by the “Silent E” at the end of the word. They do not need to know long vowel sounds.

These books use words with only short vowel sounds, along with a few basic sight words, and thus provide emerging readers the opportunity to read a book that is decodable and can easily be “sounded out”, leading to reading success.

To learn more about short vowels, click here.

2. Colored backgrounds

Each page has a different background color that helps reduce the glare created by black text upon a stark white page.

This greatly helps children with visual processing difficulties like Scotopic Sensitivity (Irlen Syndrome), who otherwise cannot even stand to look at a white page of text because of different types of visual distortions that may occur.

Instead, children find these books soothing to look at, making reading an enjoyable experience. The sample pages on the right show what the colored background looks like.

3. Sight Words introduced at the beginning

These books are a great way to practice sight word recognition.

The sight words used are introduced before the story begins, and once the children are familiar with these words, they are able to read the story more smoothly, and thus enjoy the reading experience.

Success in reading builds self-esteem and motivates the child to want to read more.

4. Easy-to-read fonts

The fonts used in these books are easier for emerging or dyslexic readers to read than regular fonts used in books.

Notice how the letter ‘a’ or ‘g’ looks.

Children now read the letter the way they write the letter, making reading more accessible.