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This science of reading-aligned resource contains 60 decodable passages with comprehension questions and is perfect for beginning readers. Each passage is a phonics-based controlled text that contains target phonics skill words, previously taught words and irregular high frequency words. The resource is aligned to a research-based, systematic, phonics scope and sequence andincludes explicit lesson plans for each passage, as well as activities for before, during and after reading.
If you already own my decodable books with comprehension questions, these decodable passages with comprehension questions are the perfect addition to your collection! While these follow the same scope and sequence as my decodable books resource, the stories are not the same.
This resource contains 60 decodable passages that align with a research-based systematic phonics scope and sequence. Skills include short vowel CVC, blends, digraphs, CVCe, vowel teams, r-controlled vowels, and diphthongs. Explicit lesson plans for each passage are provided for the teacher with activities for before, during, and after reading to strengthen phonics skills. Differentiate for student needs by using the two versions of student printables and audio recording for each passage. Using these passages and lesson plans, students will reread the decodable text to build fluency, discuss the text to build comprehension skills and write about the passage to apply and transfer their phonics skills to their writing.
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Included in this resource:
- 60 decodable passages with comprehension questions
- Research-based, detailed classroom use suggestions for the teacher
- 60 Explicit teacher lesson plans
- 240 Differentiated student printables – includes comprehension questions and connecting text to writing
- 60 Audio recording of each passage
- 60 Blending lines printables for each passage & instructional video for the teacher
Phonics skills included:
- short a
- short i
- short o
- short u
- short e
- l blends
- s blends
- r blends
- final blends
- 3 letter blends
- digraph ch & tch
- digraph sh
- digraph th
- digraph wh
- digraph _ng
- CVCe a_e
- CVCe i_e
- CVCe o_e
- CVCe u_e
- CVCe e_e
- open syllables – one syllable words (ex. hi, so)
- long vowel a (ai, ay)
- long vowel e (ee, ea)
- long vowel o (oa, ow)
- long vowel i ( _y, igh)
- long vowel u (u, ew, ue)
- r-controlled ar
- r-controlled er, ir, ur
- r-controlled or, ore
- variant vowel short oo
- variant vowel long u (oo)
- diphthong ow, ou
- diphthong oi, oy
- complex vowel /aw/: aw, all
- long i and o (ie, oe)
- long e (y, ey, ie, ei)
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Kayla Plante –
This is such a great resource to help kids practice the skills we are using in phonics. I have a lot of students who are benefitting from reading these passages repeatedly to learn new phonics skills.
Chelsea Dunn –
I use these daily in reading groups. I love how it has the students read the same passage multiple times and gives them a sentence starter. We talk about how we should always answer questions in a full sentence and I plan on slowly taking away the sentence starter to see how they can come up with it on their own.
Jennifer L. –
This has been so helpful for my low level readers! I have searched all over for reading passages that follow phonics patterns. This is a great way to reinforce the phonics skills we’re learning.
Julie C. –
Thank you!
In This Classroom –
I absolutely love using this with my students that are considerably below grade level. The skills are very targeted and allow the students to practice them in a variety of ways.
Whitney C. –
Sometimes it is hard to find passages on level for my students. This is perfect.
Lindsay Griggs –
Simply fabulous. I needed a resource to help give my kids application practice with their weekly phonics patterns and these included everything I needed! Thank you for your hard work on this product!
Conceptual Content –
Thanks!
2nd Grade Second Chances –
I use this at the end of each phonics routine to help solidify the sounds we were working on. My students really enjoy reading with a partner and look forward to it. I love that they are becoming better, stronger readers and are learning how to answer the questions using a complete sentence as well. Thank you for creating this.
Julie S. –
Great extra resource that can be given by volunteers to support the classroom phonics.
Lydia S. –
Love the easy prep and how effective this is for my kiddos. Highly recommend.
Jaelyn C. –
I love these pages in the special education resource room.
Mary R. –
Great
Brenda L. –
My students feel very successful when reading these passages! Thank you
Maria Esperanza –
very useful and the kids loved the activities
Casey R. –
Love the options and I love the comprehension questions. My kids were so proud of themselves.
Anna R. –
I love using these in my small groups!
Phyllis Zimmer -The Primary Club –
Such a fantastic resource!
Sarah H. –
Love these for reading groups with my students.
Laura W. –
This is a great product for my small group instruction!!!