Stage 4: Long Vowel VCE Decodable Reader Set
Stage 4: Long Vowel VCE Decodable Reader Set
Paperback 5-Book Set | 120 Pages
Each Book Includes 8 Pages of Literacy Activities with Digital Download
By: Brooke Vitale
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The Long Vowel VCE Beginning Reader Set is perfect for children who have mastered blending short vowel words and digraphs, and are ready to learn the Silent E. This 5-book, 120-page set is the fourth installment in Charge into Reading’s Decodable Book Series, a structured series of readers that builds on the previous books to create a series that children can ACTUALLY read.
- Five engaging and humorous VCE ("Magic E") stories that a beginning reader can ACTUALLY read.
- Simple sentences: (Kate and Jane made a skate date. Pete spots a set of concrete steps. Rose and Cole strode up a slope.)
- Only 7 sight (high-frequency) words: be, for, he, my, to, we, you.
- 109 unique VCE words.
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Introduces new vocabulary: compete, concrete, crude, extreme, flake, fumes, glides, grove, muse, scone, sphere, strode, theme, truce, wove.
- 40 pages of VCE specific literacy activities including decoding, phonemic awareness work, and spelling enable small groups to transition seamlessly from reading to practicing literacy skills.
- Includes digital download of literacy activities.
Created and written by best-selling author Brooke Vitale and designed in consultation with Marisa Ware, MSEd, a LETRS, Top Ten Tools, and Orton-Gillingham-trained reading specialist and executive function coach.
Each book in the Long Vowel VCE set contains a VCE specific story, a complete word list, and 8 pages of VCE-specific literacy activities. Books include: Long A VCE Words, Long E VCE Words, Long I VCE Words, Long O VCE Words, and Long U VCE Words.
For purchase orders or orders of more than 6 copies of a set, email us at contact@chargemommybooks.com or call us at 1-203-295-4072.
Dimensions
Dimensions
6 x 6 inches
Printed in the United States
Printed in the United States
All Charge Mommy Books are printed in the United States of America
Dedicated to Literacy
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10% of net profits donated to literacy initiatives
Don't just memorize words. Learn to read them!
- Rather than focusing on all sounds within a stage of reading together, the Charge into Reading Decodable reading system breaks each of the sounds taught at each stage of reading into individual books.
- Not 5 mixed Long Vowel VCE Books, but rather a book focused on Long A VCE, Long E VCE, and so on.
Stage 4: Long Vowel VCE
The Charge into Reading Long Vowel VCE Decodable Reader Set is stage 4 of Charge into Reading’s structured system of decodable readers.
Building on the short vowel sounds, consonant blends, and digraphs introduced in Stages 1, 2, and 3, each volume in this 5-book set focuses different long vowel VCE sound. Repetition of these sounds throughout the book helps new readers gain confidence and mastery over Long Vowel VCE words before moving on to more complicated spelling patterns.
Each Long Vowel VCE Decodable Reader also contains 8 pages of vowel-specific literacy activities meant to further strengthen a reader’s comprehension of the reading skill presented in the book.
Features Five Long Vowel VCE Books
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Learn Long A VCE Words
Jane and Kate made a plan to meet for a skate date. But when Jane doesn't show, Kate can't help but wonder . . . did Jane flake? Or is something else keeping Jane from making their skate date?
The Skate Date introduces 21 new Long A VCE words.
Long A VCE words in this story: brake, came, date, face, flake, hates, Jane, Kate, lake, late, made, makes, mistake, place, race, safe, same, save, shape, skate, wavesHigh-frequency words in this story: be, to
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Learn Long E VCE Words
Pete and Steve like to compete, but no matter what activity they try, they just keep coming out even. Will one finally beat the other, or are they both the best athlete here?
The Best Athlete introduces 14 new Long E VCE words.
Long E VCE words in this story: athlete, athletes, compete, complete, concrete, convene, extreme, here, Pete, sphere, spheres, Steve, theme, theseHigh-frequency words in this story: be, to, we
Additional VCE words in this story: like, race, same, time
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Learn Long I VCE Words
Clive and Mike love to spend time outdoors. From riding bikes to flying kites, there's plenty of fun to be had. But when Mike's kite gets stuck in a pine tree—twice!—it may be time to do something new!
The Kite introduces 30 new Long I VCE words.
Long I VCE words in this story: bike, bikes, Clive, dice, glides, hive, kite, kites, like, lime, line, mice, Mike, mine, nice, pine, pipe, ride, rides, rise, side, smiles, stripes, time, twice, twine, whines, white, wide, yikesHigh-frequency words in this story: for, he, to, we
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Learn Long O VCE Words
Rose wants to rove. So, waking her brother, she declares that it is time to go! Soon the two are striding up a slope and past the grove. But what is their ultimate destination?
The Cove introduces 28 new Long O VCE words.
Long O VCE words in this story: chose, close, Cole, cove, dove, froze, globe, grove, home, hope, joke, mole, nope, robe, rope, Rose, rose, rove, scone, slope, spoke, stones, stove, strode, tote, vote, woke, woveHigh-frequency words in this story: to, we
Additional Long Vowel VCE and Long O words in this story: go, no, time
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Learn Long U VCE Words
June just wants to listen to her flute music and do some crafting. But when her loud music disturbs Duke, how will she make it up to him?
The Truce introduces 16 new Long U VCE words.
Long U VCE words in this story: crude, cube, cute, Duke, flute, fumes, June, muse, mute, prunes, rude, rule, truce, tube, tunes, useHigh-frequency words in this story: my, to, you
Additional Long Vowel VCE words in this story: time
Includes 8 Pages of Reading Activities Per Book
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Long Vowel Picture Match
Reading long vowel VCE words can be tricky for kids. Encourage your child to practice using the "Magic E" by reading each word and matching it with the correct picture.
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Phoneme Counting
Remembering that the E is silent in a "Magic E" word can be tough for children just learning VCE words. This activity is designed to help children break down the specific phonemes found in each word, while keeping in mind the silent E.
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Long Vowel Maze
This Long Vowel VCE activity encourages children to find only the words that contain a long vowel by reading each word out loud and then following the path of long vowel VCE words to the end.
About the Author
Brooke Vitale is a children's book editor, author, and proud founder of Charge Mommy Books. Over the course of her 15+ years at top New York publishers, Brooke Vitale has edited thousands of books, including best-selling titles Hide-and-Hug Olaf and Olaf’s Night Before Christmas. Today, Brooke works as a freelance children’s book editor and runs brookevitale.com, a website dedicated to helping aspiring authors navigate the publishing and self-publishing industry. Since beginning her freelance career, Brooke has helped more than 1,000 authors achieve their dream of publishing a book.
But Brooke is also a prolific writer in her own right. She has worked with top children’s book publishers including Penguin Random House, Scholastic, HarperCollins, and Disney Book Group to publish more than a hundred books, including The Magic Is in You, The Mandalorian: A Clan of Two, Goonies: An Illustrated Classic. All told, Brooke’s books have sold over 500,000 copies and climbing.
Brooke lives in Connecticut. When she is not writing or editing she can be found playing Charge Mommy in the backyard with her two young sons.
About Our Literacy Specialist
Marisa Ware, MSEd, is a LETRS, Top Ten Tools, and Orton-Gillingham-trained reading specialist and executive function coach. She also creates educational resources for teachers, parents, and homeschooling families. Marisa received her BA in behavioral science with a minor in English. While teaching full-time in the classroom, she went on to earn her Master’s in Education, and has devoted the past 10+ years of her career to literacy education. Marisa currently works privately in one-on-one settings with elementary and middle school students. She blogs about literacy education at MW LITERACY®. Residing in Connecticut, Marisa lives with her husband, two children, and lots of books and greenery.
About the Illustrator
Mila Uvarova graduated from Saint Petersburg Institute of Art Sculpture. She has worked as a designer, PR manager, and illustrator for books, logos, and private label brands. Mila's favorite artist ever is Danish caricature master Herluf Bidstrup.