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Teacher Made, Research-Based

Jill Lauren, the creator of Whole Phonics, has been teaching beginning and striving readers of all ages for over 40 years. Whole Phonics is a structured literacy curriculum that reflects both current research and children’s need for engaging materials. 

What Students Will Learn

  • Consonants - Off We Go

    In our Off We Go! series, students will learn all of the consonants and the short a sound.

  • Short Vowels - Level One

    In Level 1, students will get lots of practice reading short vowels in CVC words.

  • Digraphs - Level Two

    In Level 2, they will get lots of practice reading two letters that make up one sound, such as:

  • Glued Sounds - Level Three

    In Level 3, they will get lots of practice reading the tricky glued sounds, -ing, -ink, -ang, -ank.

  • Beginning Blends - Level Three

    In Level 3, students will practice beginning blends.

  • Ending Blends and Clusters - Level Four

    In Level 4, students will have the chance to read words with ending blends and clusters str, spl, scr, spr.

  • Compound Words and Syllabication - Level Four

    In Level 4, students will get the opportunity to practice reading compound words and learn about open and closed syllables.
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Hear From Our Customers

“As soon as my granddaughter started making her way through the Whole Phonics readers, the code started to make sense to her and her reading took off. Over and over she demanded to read the 'next book' because she was so thrilled to be able to read.”

- Louisa Moats, Founder of LETRS

Whole Phonics has made an enormous impact on the readers in our community. We recommend them often, and their simple to follow scope and sequence helps readers build skills and retain them by moving step by step through the process.

-Amanda, Richland Public Library, SC

“You did a really fantastic job creating fun and engaging decodable stories with beautiful illustrations. I love that each has a problem and series of events to follow. It’s so impressive how you’ve paired them with nonfiction texts in Readworks.”

-Nicole Ormandy, Literacy Expert

“I've been your biggest fan since my first read of A Pig and His Wig. Prior to this, it was hard finding a series that was truly decodable while also providing creative storylines that enabled me to practice comprehension. Your books have improved my reading instruction in so many invaluable ways.”

- Tiffany, Educator

Whole Phonics transformed my struggling non-readers into confident readers and writers. My students love the stories, remember every character, and share their excitement with their families. It has inspired my kids, their parents, and me truly a light at the end of the tunnel.

-Cindy F, Toledo

My beginning readers in third grade love Whole Phonics books! It’s hard to find decodable texts that are appealing to upper elementary students, but these are super engaging. My students love to see characters reappear throughout the series.

-Amy, Minnesota Teacher