Decodable Sight/Heart Word Readers | Science of Reading and OG aligned

Are you looking for decodable readers to help your prekindergarten and kindergarten students practice high-frequency sight/heart words?

This resource includes 30 decodable sight/heart word readers divided into 4 levels for ease of use and differentiation. These readers are Orton Gillingham and Science of Reading aligned and only use high-frequency words, red flag words (sight words), and phonemes that have been previously taught.

Some of the words listed are not 'heart words' and can be decoded (can, in, it, on, etc,) but I've added them as high-frequency practice. Sight words covered include:

LEVEL 1: a, and, he, I, in, it, my, on, she, the, we you

LEVEL 2: are, can, has, was

LEVEL 3: go, got, have, like, look, is, see, they

LEVEL 4: come, for, me, this, to, with

After searching high and low for appropriate readers for my Prek class, I decided to create what I could not find. I wanted a resource that used ONLY the target sight words and fully decodable cvc or short vowel words.

I wanted my emergent readers to put their phonemic awareness skills to good use while being exposed to high-frequency sight words. Many sight word readers on the market include words with spelling patterns that are well above emergent reader level and rely on picture clues.  While these readers offer support with images, they also allow students the opportunity to decode words.

Your students will feel empowered as readers and build up their confidence and fluency with these easy-to-prep readers. They will also be able to practice their skills with sentence strips and cut-and-paste printables.