1 Decodable Reading Passage
A short, decodable story embedding short a words. Students read the passage then highlight all the target words.
Kim's Jam
Kim had a map. Dad was sad. Kim can help Dad. She will make jam and ham for Dad. Kim did not see the jam bag. She ran to get it.
Then Kim saw Pat. Pat was a fat cat. Pat had the jam bag. The cat did bat the bag. Pat hid the jam bag under the mat.
Kim went to the mat. She did a small tap on Pat. The cat did wag its back. Kim got the jam bag. She ran to get a pan. Kim had jam and ham. Dad had a nap. He will like the jam and ham.
Circle or highlight all the short A words in the story above. How many did you find?
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2 Word Sort
Cut out the word cards and sort them into the correct columns: Real Words vs Nonsense Words.
Real Words
Nonsense Words
cat
bat
hat
mat
sat
tap
cap
nap
map
van
zat
bap
han
nal
dap
tat
fam
rab
vad
gat
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3 Phrasing Practice Cards
Practice reading these phrases for fluency. Cut out the cards and read them quickly and smoothly.
the fat cat
sat on a mat
had a map
ran to the van
a hat and a cap
dad had jam
nap on the mat
sat in a bag
Sam and his cat
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4 RAN Chart (Rapid Naming)
Read each word in the grid as quickly as you can. Time yourself and try to beat your best time!
Decodable RAN Chart — Short A
mat
hat
bat
cat
mat
sat
cat
sat
sat
mat
cat
bat
bat
hat
cat
hat
Target words: cat, bat, hat, mat, sat
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📖 Decodable Readers
Printable mini-books for Short A practice. Each reader includes a story + coloring page illustration.
