CVC Reading Books: Farm Adventures with Tom, Sam & Pam

16 Decodable Stories for Beginning Readers | Science of Reading Aligned | Book 1 of the Introductory Level of a Complete Reading Programme

Help your students master CVC words as they read the adventures of farmer Tom, his son Sam and daughter Pam and their adorable animals!

This is a decodable reader collection of 16 CVC stories, conveniently arranged in one 32-page book that you can print once and use for weeks!

What is Included

• 16 progressive decodable stories with carefully controlled vocabulary in one complete 32-page book

• Pre-reading word lists that connect new words to previously learned rhyming patterns

• 100% decodable text using CVC words plus only four essential sight words (a, the, is, of)

• characters and themes to which young children will easily relate

• Beautiful, nostalgic watercolour illustrations

• Clear, large font and good spacing for ease of tracking, suitable for young learners

• Science of Reading principles applied throughout

• A4 format, ready to print and staple

Key features:

I have endeavoured as far as is possible, while keeping the vocabulary heavily restricted in a way you will not find in many other phonics readers, to keep the language as natural as possible. This is not to encourage natural language guessing, but to move away from phonics ' drills' that are so common and boring at this stage.

Each decodable story uses only decodable CVC words adn 4 sight words (a, the, is, of). Pictures make up for lack of words, while discouraging guessing, and essential tenet of the Science of Reading instruction.

The vocabulary is carefully controlled. Each story introduces a few new words while reusing previously learned words throughout all 16 stories. This repetition builds fluency and confidence. Children feel secure as readers because they keep meeting familiar words, which develops automaticity naturally.

Perfect For

• Students who can blend CVC words

• Building reading fluency with decodable texts

• Small group instruction or independent reading

• Ages 4-6 or early Grade 1

• Science of Reading classrooms

Key skills taught through the CVC stories

• CVC word decoding moving through all 5 vowel sounds

• Reading fluency through controlled vocabulary and repetition

• Application of phonics skills as they read the stories

• Comprehension skills, as they check their decoding makes sense in a story context.

• Sight word recognition (a, the, is, of)

• Word family pattern recognition through rhyming (note - we are not teaching blending through rhyming, only making use of it to strengthen phonics connections once the child can securely blend)

How to Use the 16 CVC Phonics Stories

1. Teachers should help the child to study the words at the beginning of each story. These include the decodable words and the sight words (labelled 'odd words').

2. Read the text, encouraging the child to sound out any words that they cannot recall.

3. Encourage sounding out rather than guessing

4. Celebrate the completion of each story

5. Watch fluency develop as familiar words reappear - if it does not, you may need my 'Learn to Read' short vowels programme once the child has also learned to decode short vowel words with consonant blends.: https://teachsimple.com/product/short-vowels-decodable-reading-books-activity-packs

Each story is short enough to finish in one sitting, which keeps children engaged and provides them with plenty of practice. The 32-page book provides economical printing, all the stories in one place, and the child will feel success on completion of reading 'a book'.

Part of a Complete Reading Programme

This is Book 1 of our Introductory Level, part of our structured reading programme, aligned with Science of Reading research. Begin with CVC words and short vowels to build the foundation for reading success. This level is followed by the Consonant blends book and those in Level 1.

These decodable readers provide the practice your students need with stories that make learning to read joyful!