Phonics & Reading Program

Getting Ready for Unit 1 — Free Pre-Reading Pack

A free 30-page printable pack that comes before Unit 1. It warms your child up for the reading program with listening-for-sounds activities, letter-and-sound connections, gentle blending practice, and first words to read. No payment and no account needed — just download the PDF and print.

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Reading Program Units 1–5: Short-Vowel Foundations Bundle

Units 1–5 in one printable PDF (76 pages) — short a, e, i, o, and u CVC words with explicit blending, controlled decodable text, high-frequency words, review, and mastery checks. Best Value starting point — the complete short-vowel foundation in one download.

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Foundational Reading Series — Units 1–5 Companion Short Stories

Five illustrated animal-themed short stories designed to accompany Units 1–5 of the Foundational Reading Series. Each story includes discussion questions and guidance for the grown-up. Companion short stories — sold separately from the reading program. Digital download only; no physical book is shipped.

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• •6 pages
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Reading Program Units 1–25: Complete Program Bundle

The complete Foundational Reading Series — all 25 units in one printable PDF (455 pages). From short-vowel CVC words through multisyllable reading: explicit sound-by-sound blending, controlled decodable text, high-frequency words, and review and mastery checks. Best Value — the lowest cost per unit in the series.

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Foundational Reading Series — Units 1–25 Companion Short Stories

The complete collection of 25 illustrated animal-themed short stories designed to accompany Units 1–25 of the Foundational Reading Series. Each story includes discussion questions and guidance for the grown-up. Includes all stories in the Units 1–5 collection. You do not need to purchase both. Companion short stories — sold separately from the reading program. Digital download only; no physical book is shipped.

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Reading Program Unit 1: Short a CVC Words

Foundational Reading Series, Unit 1. Explicit sound-by-sound blending, controlled decodable text using only taught words, and review and mastery checks for short a CVC words. For beginning readers and older students rebuilding foundational reading skills.

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Reading Program Unit 2: Short e CVC Words

Foundational Reading Series, Unit 2. Explicit sound-by-sound blending, controlled decodable text using only taught words, and review and mastery checks for short e CVC words. Builds directly on Unit 1.

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Reading Program Unit 3: Short i CVC Words

Foundational Reading Series, Unit 3. Explicit sound-by-sound instruction, controlled decodable text using only taught patterns, and review and mastery checks for short i CVC words.

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Reading Program Unit 4: Short o CVC Words

Foundational Reading Series, Unit 4. Explicit sound-by-sound instruction, controlled decodable text using only taught patterns, and review and mastery checks for short o CVC words.

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Reading Program Unit 5: Short u CVC Words

Foundational Reading Series, Unit 5. Explicit sound-by-sound instruction, controlled decodable text using only taught patterns, and review and mastery checks for short u CVC words.

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Reading Program Unit 6: Short-Vowel Ending Patterns

Foundational Reading Series, Unit 6. Explicit sound-by-sound instruction, controlled decodable text using only taught patterns, and review and mastery checks for short-vowel ending patterns.

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Reading Program Unit 7: Final Consonant Blends

Foundational Reading Series, Unit 7. Explicit sound-by-sound instruction, controlled decodable text using only taught patterns, and review and mastery checks for final consonant blends.

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Reading Program Unit 8: Digraphs: sh, ch, th, wh, ng, nk

Foundational Reading Series, Unit 8. Explicit sound-by-sound instruction, controlled decodable text using only taught patterns, and review and mastery checks for digraphs: sh, ch, th, wh, ng, nk.

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Reading Program Unit 9: Beginning Blends

Foundational Reading Series, Unit 9. Explicit sound-by-sound instruction, controlled decodable text using only taught patterns, and review and mastery checks for beginning blends.

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Reading Program Unit 10: Additional Consonant Patterns

Foundational Reading Series, Unit 10. Explicit sound-by-sound instruction, controlled decodable text using only taught patterns, and review and mastery checks for additional consonant patterns.

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Reading Program Unit 11: Question Words & Compound Words

Foundational Reading Series, Unit 11. Explicit sound-by-sound instruction, controlled decodable text using only taught patterns, and review and mastery checks for question words & compound words.

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Reading Program Unit 12: Silent-e Words

Foundational Reading Series, Unit 12. Explicit sound-by-sound instruction, controlled decodable text using only taught patterns, and review and mastery checks for silent-e words.

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Reading Program Unit 13: Endings: -s, -es, -ing, -ed

Foundational Reading Series, Unit 13. Explicit sound-by-sound instruction, controlled decodable text using only taught patterns, and review and mastery checks for endings: -s, -es, -ing, -ed.

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Reading Program Unit 14: Closed Two-Syllable Words

Foundational Reading Series, Unit 14. Explicit sound-by-sound instruction, controlled decodable text using only taught patterns, and review and mastery checks for closed two-syllable words.

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Reading Program Unit 15: Open Syllables & Y as a Vowel

Foundational Reading Series, Unit 15. Explicit sound-by-sound instruction, controlled decodable text using only taught patterns, and review and mastery checks for open syllables & y as a vowel.

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Reading Program Unit 16: R-Controlled Vowels

Foundational Reading Series, Unit 16. Explicit sound-by-sound instruction, controlled decodable text using only taught patterns, and review and mastery checks for r-controlled vowels.

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Reading Program Unit 17: Long-A and Long-E Teams

Foundational Reading Series, Unit 17. Explicit sound-by-sound instruction, controlled decodable text using only taught patterns, and review and mastery checks for long-a and long-e teams.

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Reading Program Unit 18: Long-I, Long-O, and Long-U Teams

Foundational Reading Series, Unit 18. Explicit sound-by-sound instruction, controlled decodable text using only taught patterns, and review and mastery checks for long-i, long-o, and long-u teams.

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Reading Program Unit 19: Other Vowel Teams & Diphthongs

Foundational Reading Series, Unit 19. Explicit sound-by-sound instruction, controlled decodable text using only taught patterns, and review and mastery checks for other vowel teams & diphthongs.

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Reading Program Unit 20: Complex Vowel & GH Patterns

Foundational Reading Series, Unit 20. Explicit sound-by-sound instruction, controlled decodable text using only taught patterns, and review and mastery checks for complex vowel & gh patterns.

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Reading Program Unit 21: Final Stable Syllables & Schwa

Foundational Reading Series, Unit 21. Explicit sound-by-sound instruction, controlled decodable text using only taught patterns, and review and mastery checks for final stable syllables & schwa.

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Reading Program Unit 22: Advanced Consonant Spellings

Foundational Reading Series, Unit 22. Explicit sound-by-sound instruction, controlled decodable text using only taught patterns, and review and mastery checks for advanced consonant spellings.

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Reading Program Unit 23: Silent-Letter Patterns

Foundational Reading Series, Unit 23. Explicit sound-by-sound instruction, controlled decodable text using only taught patterns, and review and mastery checks for silent-letter patterns.

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Reading Program Unit 24: Prefixes, Suffixes & Spelling Changes

Foundational Reading Series, Unit 24. Explicit sound-by-sound instruction, controlled decodable text using only taught patterns, and review and mastery checks for prefixes, suffixes & spelling changes.

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Reading Program Unit 25: Contractions, Possessives & Multisyllable Reading

Foundational Reading Series, Unit 25. Explicit sound-by-sound instruction, controlled decodable text using only taught patterns, and review and mastery checks for contractions, possessives & multisyllable reading.

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