Choose your child's level
Four steps from first words to fluent reading. Not sure? Peek at the guide below the levels.
Level 1
Just Starting
Kindergarten · brand-new readers
Short vowels & simple CVC words
24 readers →
Level 2
Building Words
Grade 1 · early readers
Blends & digraphs (sh, ch, th)
30 readers →
Level 3
Long Vowels
Grade 1 · growing readers
Silent-e & long-vowel patterns
8 readers →
Level 4
Advanced
Grades 1–2 · confident readers
Vowel teams, r-controlled & diphthongs
17 readers →
Level 5
Advancing Readers
Grades 2–3 · advancing readers
Multisyllable words, prefixes & suffixes
12 readers →
Not sure which level? Here's how to tell
| Level 1 Kindergarten · brand-new readers |
Your child knows most letter sounds and is starting to blend them into simple words like "cat" and "sit". |
| Level 2 Grade 1 · early readers |
Your child reads short CVC words confidently and is ready for two-letter sounds like "sh", "ch", and blends like "st" and "nd". |
| Level 3 Grade 1 · growing readers |
Your child reads blends and digraphs well and is learning that a silent "e" makes the vowel say its name (cake, bike). |
| Level 4 Grades 1–2 · confident readers |
Your child handles long-vowel words and is ready for vowel teams (ai, oa), r-controlled vowels (ar, ir), and diphthongs (oi, ow). |
| Level 5 Grades 2–3 · advancing readers |
Your child reads vowel-team and r-controlled words smoothly and is ready to tackle longer words like "sunset," "rabbit," and "unlock" — and to see how prefixes and suffixes change a word’s meaning. |
When in doubt, start one level lower than you think — easy wins build confidence, and you can always move up.
What's Inside Each Reader
- Page 1: Decodable reading passage with sight words and reading guide lines
- Page 2: Coloring page illustration of the story scene
- Phonics-controlled vocabulary — every word is decodable or a taught sight word
- Print, staple, done — instant mini-book for home or classroom
Page 1 — Story
Pam ran to pack a bag for a fun run. She must pack jam and ham. But Pam did not have her best hat...
Page 2 — Color
Prefer to browse by sound? See all 63 phonics skills
Every reader, grouped by its specific phonics skill — short vowels, digraphs, blends, silent e, vowel teams and more. Best if you already know the exact sound your child is working on.
📖 Phase 1: CVC Foundations
Short vowel CVC words and word families — the first step in learning to read. Start here! 24 decodable readers across 12 skills.
Short A
3 readers
Kindergarten
cat, bat, hat, mat, sat, tap, cap, nap
Short I
3 readers
Kindergarten
sit, hit, bit, fit, kit, pig, big, dig
Short O
3 readers
Kindergarten
hot, pot, dot, got, lot, not, top, hop
Word Families
3 readers
Kindergarten
cat, bat, hat, mat, sat, rat, can, man
Mixed CVC
2 readers
Kindergarten
cat, bed, sit, hot, bug, pen, pig, top
Short U
3 readers
Kindergarten
bug, hug, mug, rug, tug, bus, pup, cup
📖 Phase 2: Blends & Digraphs
Consonant digraphs (sh, ch, th, wh, ck) and consonant blends — the next step after CVC mastery. 30 decodable readers across 17 skills.
Digraph SH
3 readers
K–1st Grade
ship, shop, shed, shell, shut, shin, shag, fish
Digraph CH
3 readers
K–1st Grade
chip, chop, chat, chin, chest, check, chill, chug
Digraph TH
3 readers
K–1st Grade
this, that, them, then, than, the, thin, thick
L-Blends
2 readers
K–1st Grade
black, block, blue, clap, clip, clock, flag, flat
Digraph CK
3 readers
K–1st Grade
back, pack, rack, sack, tack, deck, neck, peck
R-Blends
3 readers
K–1st Grade
brag, brick, brush, crab, crash, crib, drum, drip
S-Blends
3 readers
K–1st Grade
scan, skip, skin, smell, snap, snag, snug, spin
Blends & Digraphs Review
1 reader
K–1st Grade
ship, chip, thin, whip, black, clap, flag, glad
📖 Phase 3: Long Vowels & Silent E
Magic E patterns and long vowel sounds — building on CVC, blend, and digraph skills. 8 decodable readers across 5 skills.
Silent E — Long A
3 readers
1st
cake, make, bake, lake, take, name, game, came
Silent E — Long I
2 readers
1st
bike, hike, like, kite, bite, hide, ride, side
📖 Phase 4
17 decodable readers across 17 skills.
Vowel Team — IGH
1 reader
1st-2nd
high, sigh, thigh, fight, light, might, night, right
R-Controlled — IR
1 reader
1st-2nd
bird, dirt, fir, firm, first, girl, sir, stir
Diphthong — OU
1 reader
1st-2nd
out, our, ouch, mouth, south, found, hound, mound
Vowel Teams & Advanced Review
1 reader
1st-2nd
rain, snow, feet, beach, boat, high, car, her
📖 Phase 5
12 decodable readers across 12 skills.
Compound Words
1 reader
2nd
sunset, backpack, cupcake, bathtub, cobweb, sandbox, hilltop, laptop
Two Short Syllables
1 reader
2nd
napkin, rabbit, picnic, muffin, magnet, basket, kitten, mitten
Open Syllables
1 reader
2nd-3rd
tiger, robot, begin, music, hotel, paper, pilot, zero
The -le Ending
1 reader
2nd-3rd
little, apple, table, purple, candle, middle, bottle, giggle
Adding -ing and -ed
1 reader
2nd-3rd
running, hopping, jumping, playing, resting, twisting, mixing, packing
Comparing: -er and -est
1 reader
2nd-3rd
bigger, faster, longer, softer, taller, smaller, quicker, slower
Endings -ly and -y
1 reader
2nd-3rd
slowly, quickly, softly, gladly, badly, sadly, quietly, kindly
Endings -ful and -less
1 reader
3rd
helpful, hopeful, playful, thankful, restful, cheerful, careful, painful
Prefixes un- and re-
1 reader
3rd
unlock, undo, unzip, unpack, unfit, unhappy, unkind, unsafe
Prefixes pre-, dis-, mis-
1 reader
3rd
preheat, preplan, pretest, preteen, predawn, prepay, preset, dislike
The -tion Ending
1 reader
3rd
action, motion, station, fiction, lotion, potion, section, mention
Level 5 Review
1 reader
3rd
sunset, napkin, tiger, little, running, bigger, quickly, helpful