Skill-Based, Decodable Passages for Intermediate Students Part 1

Teaching phonics in isolation is not effective. Skill-based passages connect encoding and decoding (spelling and reading). Students will be able to see the phonetic patterns they are learning in high interest, authentic texts. By incorporating fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension skills into these weekly passages, teachers can meet multiple objectives and standards at once.

The problem we constantly ran in to is the decodables are often babyish and primary. These passages were written just for BIG kids. 3rd-7th graders find these fiction and non-fiction stories engaging and don't feel embarrassed reading them. The main objective of these passages is to provide a bridge between your phonics lesson and real reading!

Better yet, we offer two different levels for each passage! So, you can reach all readers in your class. L1 (level 1) is more decodable. A teacher's guide is provided to help you know what Red Words (irregular words) and site words (high frequency words that are most likely known) are in the passage. L2 reinforces the pattern, but is written for students who do not need a lower-level text. The teacher's guide also offers an extension or additional way to bring the passage to life!

Please remember, "decodability" depends on what you have explicitly taught your students. These passages focus on the following phonics and spelling patterns using multisyllabic words. They are not designed for emergent readers learning these patterns in single-syllable words. You can get a FREE sample inside the Closed Syllable weekly unit here!

This first set covers 18 phonetic patterns. It corresponds to the Reading Rev's Intermediate Spelling Sequence. You can check it out here.

The patterns covered in this set include:

Closed Syllables (phonetic pattern #1)

Beginning Blends Review- R,L,& S

Digraph Review

Closed Syllables

-ck Spelling Rule

Closed Syllables

FLOSS Spelling Rule

Open Syllables

Magic E Syllables

Cat/ Kite Spelling Rule

Ending Blends Review

3 Sounds of -ed

The Doubling Rule- suffix pattern 1

Predictable Vowel Teams ai/ay

Predictable Vowel Teams: oa/oe

Predictable Vowel Teams: igh/ee

R- Controlled Vowels & Syllables (phonetic pattern #5)

Consonant –le Syllables

The Sounds of Y

Review #1