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Our decodable readers are designed using our carefully planned scope and sequence. The decodable readers include words with the focus phonics pattern and words with phonics patterns students have already learned. Explore our hard and soft sound stories below. 

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Hard and Soft Sounds

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Our decodable readers are designed using our carefully planned scope and sequence. The decodable readers include words with the focus phonics pattern and words with phonics patterns students have already learned. Explore our hard and soft sound stories below. 

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Hard and Soft Sounds

Get ready to embark on your decoding journey with our hard and soft sound decodable readers. Each book offers ample opportunities to practice the specific sound-spelling pattern. Read each synopsis below. 

Decodable Books

Cole's Birthday

It’s Cole’s birthday! Let’s read the story and follow Cath as she prepares a birthday party. This story highlights hard c words such as Cole, Cath, cake, and many more.

Princess Cindy

Princess Cindy is in the city! What will she do there? Read and find out what happens next! This story highlights soft c words such as Cindy, city, fancy, and many more.

To The Cinema

Carl, Cam, and Tracy are going to the cinema! Let’s find out which movie they will see. This story highlights hard and soft c words such as cinema, catch, space, and many more.

Gary the Fog

Gary the frog finds a pair of glasses by his log one day. Will he figure out who it belongs to? Let’s read and find out! This story highlights hard g words such as frog, glasses, grass, and many more.

Gem the Giraffe

Meet Gem the Giraffe and Gina the Gerbil, two different but good friends! This story highlights soft g words such as giraffe, gem, gerbil, and many more.

Grant at the Gym

Grant has a goal - he wants to stay fit! Let’s read and follow Grant as he spends a day at the gym. This story highlights hard and soft g words such as gym, grow, begin, and many more.

Supporting Activities

In addition to the decodable readers, we provide opportunities for children to practice and experience each phonics pattern with multisensory activities and games.

  • explicit, step-by-step lesson plans

  • mouth motion posters
  • 1-page decoding sheets (for practice or assessing)
  • phonics games
  • decoding strategy posters