Basic Phonics Readers - Abeka 5 Year Old Kindergarten Phonics Reading Program Student Reading Book

The Basic Phonics Readers are twelve small readers that are an excellent introduction to reading. The stories and word pages are correlated with the phonics sounds, beginning with one-vowel words and then progressing to two-vowel words. Kindergartners are thrilled with how rapidly they are able to move from one reader to the next. Students will gain a firm foundation in reading and develop a love for books that will last a lifetime.

Reading Skills Development: Read and decode by applying phonics sounds, 47 special sounds, rules, and 12 sight words. Improve accuracy, correct enunciation, expression, and comprehension. Strive for smoothness, fluency, appropriate volume, and alertness to punctuation.

I Learn to Read, Book 1 practices 5 vowels (names and sounds); blends consonants and vowels; practices reading one-vowel words, words ending in double consonants, sight word the, and one short sentence; includes an oral comprehension question. I Learn to Read, Book 2 practices 5 vowels, blending consonants and vowels, reading one-vowel words, sight word a, phrases, and several short sentences; practices use of apostrophes, words ending in two different consonants, and the “z“ sound for the letter s sometimes; includes observing new punctuation and practicing appropriate expression; includes oral comprehension questions.

I Learn to Read, Book 3 practices blends, reading one-vowel words, sight word to and several short sentences; includes observing new punctuation, practicing appropriate expression, and answering oral comprehension questions. I Learn to Read, Book 4 practices one- and two-vowel rules, reading short and long vowel sounds; demonstrates phonetically marked vowels; reading similar one- and two-vowel words, sight words, and several short sentences; includes observing punctuation and practicing appropriate expression, answering oral comprehension questions and defining vocabulary.

I Do Read, Book 1 practices blends, adding double consonants, and blending two different consonants; contains 5 little stories reading one- and two-vowel words, sight words, and several short sentences, use of apostrophes, two consonants; includes observing punctuation, practicing appropriate expression, answering oral comprehension questions, and defining vocabulary words. I Do Read, Book 2 contains 9 little stories reading one- and two-vowel rules, sight words including to, several short sentences, words ending in two different consonants; includes observing punctuation, practicing appropriate expression, and answering oral comprehension questions.

I Do Read, Book 3 contains 11 little stories reading one- and two-vowel words, sight words, words ending in two consonants, simple compound words, and simple consonant blends found at the beginning of a word; includes observing punctuation, practicing appropriate expression, answering oral comprehension questions, and defining vocabulary words. I Do Read, Book 4 contains 8 stories reading one- and two-vowel words, sight words, words ending in two consonants, simple compound words, and words beginning with simple consonant blends; includes observing punctuation, use of apostrophes, practicing smooth reading and appropriate expression, and answering oral comprehension questions.

I Can Read Well, Book 1 contains 11 stories reading one- and two-vowel words, sight words, words ending in two consonants, simple consonant blend words containing special sounds; developing appropriate expression, answering oral comprehension questions, and defining vocabulary words. I Can Read Well, Book 2 contains 11 stories reading one- and two- vowel words, sight words; practices words ending in two consonants, more difficult consonant blend words containing special sounds such as br in bride, cr in crab, dr in drum; developing appropriate expression, answering oral comprehension questions, and defining vocabulary words.

I Can Read Well, Book 3 contains 7 stories reading one- and two-vowel words, sight words; practices words ending in two consonants, words with diphthongs, and many more difficult consonant blend words containing special sounds such as sh in ship, sm in smoke, st in stop, ay in tray, pl in plane, sw in swim, gl in glue, tr in train, fl in flake, cl in clock, squ in squeak, scr in scream, dr in drum, cr in crab, str in stream, sp in spade, spl in splash, ch in church, thr in three, tw in twins, th in thick, th in this, o in go; developing appropriate expression, answering oral comprehension questions, and defining vocabulary words.

I Can Read Well, Book 4 contains 13 stories reading one- and two-vowel words, sight words including are, they, and from, words ending in two consonants, simple compound words, words with digraphs, diphthongs, and consonant blend words containing special sounds such as cr in crab, str in stream, sn in snack, thr in three, tw in twins, o in go, ow in owl, ou in out, ir in bird, fr in frog, ur in nurse, ow in bowl, sk in skate, sp in spade, br in bride, gr in grin, oo in book, wor in worms, igh in night, or in morning; developing appropriate expression, answering oral comprehension questions, and defining vocabulary words.

I Can Read Well, Book 5, contains one story divided into 7 little stories reading one- and two-vowel words, sight words, words ending in two consonants, words with digraphs, diphthongs, and consonant blend words containing special sounds such as sh in ship, st in stop, pl in plane, gl in glue, tr in train, cl in clock, sl in sleep, y in fly, dr in drum, sn in snack, ch in church, th in this, e in me, o in go, ou in out, ar in stars, ir in bird, fr in frog, ur in nurse, ow in bowl, br in bride, oo in book, wor in worms, igh in night, or in morning, and more advanced words; developing appropriate expression, and answering oral comprehension questions.