Level One is fun, vibrant, and essential for most beginning readers. In te first level of Whole Phonics, we cover the five short vowel sounds (/ă/ /ĭ/ /ŏ/ /ŭ/ /ĕ/). The instruction of the five short vowels is powerful. Just under 50% of syllables in the English language contain short vowels (Moats & Tolman, 2009).
Three decodable books and one accompanying story companion workbook are dedicated to each short vowel. Our story companion workbooks include a variety of reading and spelling activities as well as high frequency word practice, that are all closely intertwined with the plot of the books! Within the workbook, there is also one game dedicated to each book. All Level One readers and workbooks are identified by a unifying color: green.
What Skills are Covered in Level One?
Meet Some of Our Level One Characters
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Liz
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Meg and Ann
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Gus
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Zac
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Tim
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Bud
The Level One Decodable Books
Lastly, each decodable book includes three reading comprehension questions, which range from factual to analytical. A factual question will provide insight into a student's ability to recall details from the text, like “Who hopped to the top of the box?” An analytical question requires students to think beyond the text and will likely elicit different responses from students. For example, an analytical question may ask, “Why is it not a good idea to climb without an adult around?”
For your convenience, the sounds, high frequency words, special vocabulary, and comprehension questions can be found on the front inside cover of each book (note: new sounds and high frequency words will be boxed and bolded).
The Level One Workbooks
Story Companion Workbook and Games
Each book has dedicated workbook pages that practice decoding, encoding, and reading comprehension. Practice activities for high frequency words are also included. One game accompanies each book.
Let's Play!
This workbook includes 15 plays adapted from the 15 decodable books in Level One. The plays represent an engaging way to build reading fluency, allowing children to develop better reading comprehension through meaningful repeated reading.
Let’s Write!
This workbook includes 15 writing activities to accompany each 15 Level One decodable books. Let’s Write is a wonderful resource for teachers looking to pair writing activities with their decodable book lessons.