Beginner Phonics Books

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These easy (and free) books teach fluency in reading small, short-vowel words and develop instant-recognition of fifty of the most-common words in English.

Age: 4 - 7 years old. These books are for children who already know their alphabet. If a child struggles with letter recognition, use our Alphabetti books to resolve this.

Format: Downloadable e-books to read on-screen or print on your printer.

Activity sheets: Matching handwriting worksheets, word-search puzzles, flash cards and memory games are included for each book. (All for free!)

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Book cover Book 1
Teaches short vowel "a" (hat, cat, am, etc.). Also teaches that “s” is sometimes pronounced as “z” (has, as, etc.), and the difference between “a” and “an.”

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Book coverBook 2
Teaches short vowel "e" (bed, get, pen, etc.).

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Book coverBook 3
Teaches short vowel "i" (sit, in, did, etc.). Also reinforces that “s” is sometimes pronounced as “z” (is, his, etc.), and introduces the "I" pronoun.

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Book coverBook 4
Teaches short vowel "o" (on, got, dog, etc.).

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Book cover Book 5
Book 5
Teaches short vowel "u" (cup, but, sun, etc.).

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