Decodable Kit: Structured Practice for Building Segmenting and Blending Skills

This module is designed for students who are developing phonemic awareness and early decoding skills. The focus is on helping students break words into individual sounds (segmenting) and smoothly combine sounds to read words (blending). These foundational skills are essential for reading and spelling fluency.

What's Included in This Kit:

• 10 Decodable Books — Engaging, high-interest stories with carefully controlled text
• 6 Multi-Sensory Games — Hands-on activities using manipulatives to represent sounds
• Teaching Manual — 10 research-based lessons, pacing guide, small group planning chart, family letter, practice worksheets, print-and-go games, and read-aloud connection suggestions
• e-Book Library — Digital access for flexible learning at school and home
• Decodable Poetry Book — Build fluency and rhythm through engaging poems
• Writing Practice Journal — Connect reading to writing for deeper skill development

Skills Covered:

• Identifying individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words
• Blending sounds together to read words
• Segmenting words into phonemes for spelling and writing
• Using manipulatives to represent sounds in words
• Phonological awareness foundations
• Early decoding accuracy and confidence

Grade Levels:

• PreK (advanced)
• Kindergarten
• Grade 1 (early/intervention)

Best For:

• Small group phonics instruction
• Reading intervention and RTI programs
• Literacy centers and independent practice stations
• Bilingual learners building phonemic awareness in English
• Homeschool phonics curriculum
• Special education support
• Students who know letter sounds but struggle to blend into words

Science of Reading Alignment:

The Science of Reading is clear: phonemic awareness — the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds in spoken words — is one of the strongest predictors of reading success. This kit provides the systematic, explicit practice students need to develop blending and segmenting automaticity. Reading League vetted and aligned with all major phonics programs including Fundations, CKLA, SPIRE, and more.

Frequently Asked Questions:

What's the difference between blending and segmenting?
Blending is combining individual sounds to read a word (e.g., /c/ /a/ /t/ → "cat"). Segmenting is breaking a word into its individual sounds for spelling (e.g., "cat" → /c/ /a/ /t/). Both skills are essential and this kit builds both.

Are these books decodable?
Yes — every word in every book follows the phonics patterns students have already been taught. No guessing from pictures or memorizing irregular words.

Can families use this at home?
Absolutely. The teaching manual includes a family letter and clear step-by-step instructions that make home use easy, even without a teaching background.

What phonics programs does this align with?
This kit aligns with all major Science of Reading-based programs including Fundations, CKLA, SPIRE, and any program that follows a systematic phonics progression.

Is this good for intervention students?
Yes — this kit is ideal for RTI and reading intervention. The structured lessons, manipulatives, and repeated practice help struggling readers build the phonemic awareness foundation they need.

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