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Stage 1: Short Vowel Decodable Reader Set

Stage 1: Short Vowel 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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Short Vowel Set Review

Review courtesy of reading interventionist Savannah Campbell

Now on The Reading League's list of Decodable Text Sources!

The Short Vowel Beginning Reader Set is perfect for children who know their letter sounds and are ready to begin decoding or "sounding out" words. This 5-book, 120-page set is the first 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 vowel-specific stories with a true beginning, middle, and end that a beginning reader can ACTUALLY read.
  • Simple sentences: (The bugs run in the sun. Jen fell in the pen. Sid flips his fins)
  • Only 5 sight (high-frequency) words: a, oh, the, to, was
  • 73 unique short vowel words.
  • 40 pages of short-vowel-specific literacy activities including decoding, phonemic awareness work, and spelling enable small groups or parents 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 short vowel set contains a vowel specific story, a complete word list, and 8 pages of vowel specific literacy activities. Books include: Short A, Short E, Short I, Short O, and Short U.

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.

Please note: CVC words that focus on a single vowel sound alone cannot create a quality story. For this reason, our short vowel decodable readers contain a select few consonant blends and digraphs that adhere to select vowel sound. This is the only set where such an exception is made to future spelling patterns.

 

Dimensions

6 x 6 inches

Printed in the United States

All Charge Mommy Books are printed in the United States of America

Dedicated to Literacy

10% of net profits donated to literacy initiatives

Customer Reviews

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Karla Clark
Brilliant!

I’ve always been a fan of phonics so I was thrilled when author/publisher Brooke Vitale developed these decodable reading books. I bought the entire set for my little grandgirl and she loved them right away! We began with Stage 1, the short vowels. With each book, her confidence increased! It was so wonderful to watch her sounding out the words and then completing the activities in the back of each book. It give me so much pleasure to know that these books are building her skills and confidence. She is on her way to becoming a lifelong reader! Thank you, for creating these amazing books. I will spread the word about them!

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Jessica Bell
Thank you for something interesting to read!

As a private tutor, hearing the same story and skill can get repetitive, but with these decodables I know my students are going to be engaged all the way through the end. I have a 10-year-old dyslexic student who has even read these and didn't feel babied or shamed. I also appreciate that there are actual storylines to practice basic comprehension skills. Thank you!

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Purna Krishnamurthy
Easy to read for beginners

I got these books after it was recommended by ToddlersCanRead. My now 4.5yo was able to read them with pauses and effort of course. The sentences are short and crisp so as to not overwhelm beginners. I love the exercises at the end to practice and understand what they read. I have gone ahead and ordered stage 2 and 3. Excited for reading progress.
I must appreciate the excellent customer service. They realized I was a returning customer and helped me with fast shipping as I am traveling.

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Brynne
Very excited for these books!

Five stars for quality and customer service! I teach 1st grade, and since aligning our ELA curriculum with SOR research, I've been looking for high quality decodable texts that are engaging and won't break the bank. I want to fill our classroom library with more decodable texts that will actually engage young readers, to help them feel successful as growing readers. Unfortunately, many decodable books can be very pricey but these are reasonable, and I was very excited to get the first 4 stages during a bundle sale.

In my original order, one of my books was misprinted but Andrew personally reached out to send me a new copy right away, along with an extra book set, which is so generous! My students will be so excited for all these new books, and I can't wait to help them grow as readers this year! Thank you for the kindness shown by this business! :)

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JKW
Exceptional set

I was looking for a good decoding book series for my child and this was perfect. I enjoy how this series separates consonant blending into a separate set, which helps reinforce the concept further. If you are looking for a good start set, I encourage you to purchase these books.

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Perfect for beginning readers

The Short Vowel Set is perfect children who know their individual letter sounds and are ready to begin blending them together to form words.

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Stage 1: Short Vowels

The Charge into Reading Short Vowel Decodable Reader Set is stage 1 of the Charge into Reading structured system of decodable readers. The set contains five books, each focused on a different short vowel sound to allow mastery of one vowel sound at a time. Repetition of these sounds throughout the book helps new readers gain confidence and mastery over short vowel sounds before moving on to more complicated spelling patterns.

Each short vowel decodable reader also contains 8 pages of literacy activities meant to further strengthen a reader's comprehension of the reading skill presented in the book.

  • Learn Short A Words

    Pat has a black hat, a black cat, and a black mat. What will happen when they all come together?

    Pat Had a Hat! focuses on Short A sounds, introducing children to 9 Short A words.

    Short A Words in this story: and, black, cat, had, hat, mat, Pat, sat, that

    High-frequency words in this story: a, is, on, the, was

    Additional short vowel words in this story: is, on

  • Learn Short E Words

    When Jen meets ten red hens, she's excited. That is, until she falls into their pen. Can Jen get help?

    Ten Hens focuses on Short E sounds, introducing children to 15 Short E words.

    Short E Words in this story: fed, fell, help, hen, hens, Jen, led, let, met, pen, pet, red, Ted, ten, wet

    High-frequency words in this story: a, oh, the, to, was

    Additional short vowel words in this story: in, is

  • Learn Short I Words

    Tim and Sid are swimming together. Tim kicks and Sid flips his fins. But who will win?


    Swim, Tim
    focuses on Short I sounds, introducing children to 19 short I words.


    Short I Words in this story:
    big, fins, flips, grin, his, hits, is, kick, kicks, lifts, shin, Sid, sinks, swim, swims, this, Tim, wins, with

  • Learn Short O Words

    Tod is hot and desperate for a way to cool down. As he hops from dock to rock to log, will he find what he's searching for?

    Hop, Frog! focuses on Short O sounds, introducing children to 17 short O words.


    Short O Words in this story:
    dock, frog, hop, hops, hot, log, lost, not, off, on, plop, pond, rock, spots, stop, Tod, top

    High-frequency words in this story: a, the

    Additional short vowel words in this story: is

  • Learn Short U Words

    When Gus spots some bugs, the chase is on. But will Gus be able to catch up with the bugs, or will they outwit him?

    Run, Pug! focuses on Short U sounds, introducing 13 Short U words.

    Short U Words in this story: bugs, Gus, hut, luck, mud, mug, pug, rug, run, runs, sun, tugs, yum

    High-frequency words in this story: a, the

    Additional short vowel words in this story: in, is

  • Decoding text

    Decoding text is an important part of comprehension. That means asking a child to read a sentence without any visual cues and then asking them what it said. Offering several similar pictures to match a sentence allows readers to test actual comprehension of the text.

  • Tapping out sounds

    One of the earliest steps in reading is recognizing the sounds that go into a word. Often this is achieved by tapping out each letter sound in a word. Work with your child to sound out each word below and determine which letters sit in each box.

  • Rhyming words

    Encourage your child to look at two rhyming words to figure out what is the same and what is different. Then jump into creating a new rhyme by changing a single letter at the beginning of a word.

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

Katarzyna Jasinska is a Polish artist who loves to illustrate picture books. She spent her childhood immersed in art. Her education and drawing skills have deep roots from the Academy of Fine Art in Warsaw and Newcastle University. Her greatest inspiration are whales, which seem to be a recurring pattern in the majority of projects.

Customer Reviews

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Karla Clark
Brilliant!

I’ve always been a fan of phonics so I was thrilled when author/publisher Brooke Vitale developed these decodable reading books. I bought the entire set for my little grandgirl and she loved them right away! We began with Stage 1, the short vowels. With each book, her confidence increased! It was so wonderful to watch her sounding out the words and then completing the activities in the back of each book. It give me so much pleasure to know that these books are building her skills and confidence. She is on her way to becoming a lifelong reader! Thank you, for creating these amazing books. I will spread the word about them!

J
Jessica Bell
Thank you for something interesting to read!

As a private tutor, hearing the same story and skill can get repetitive, but with these decodables I know my students are going to be engaged all the way through the end. I have a 10-year-old dyslexic student who has even read these and didn't feel babied or shamed. I also appreciate that there are actual storylines to practice basic comprehension skills. Thank you!

P
Purna Krishnamurthy
Easy to read for beginners

I got these books after it was recommended by ToddlersCanRead. My now 4.5yo was able to read them with pauses and effort of course. The sentences are short and crisp so as to not overwhelm beginners. I love the exercises at the end to practice and understand what they read. I have gone ahead and ordered stage 2 and 3. Excited for reading progress.
I must appreciate the excellent customer service. They realized I was a returning customer and helped me with fast shipping as I am traveling.

B
Brynne
Very excited for these books!

Five stars for quality and customer service! I teach 1st grade, and since aligning our ELA curriculum with SOR research, I've been looking for high quality decodable texts that are engaging and won't break the bank. I want to fill our classroom library with more decodable texts that will actually engage young readers, to help them feel successful as growing readers. Unfortunately, many decodable books can be very pricey but these are reasonable, and I was very excited to get the first 4 stages during a bundle sale.

In my original order, one of my books was misprinted but Andrew personally reached out to send me a new copy right away, along with an extra book set, which is so generous! My students will be so excited for all these new books, and I can't wait to help them grow as readers this year! Thank you for the kindness shown by this business! :)

J
JKW
Exceptional set

I was looking for a good decoding book series for my child and this was perfect. I enjoy how this series separates consonant blending into a separate set, which helps reinforce the concept further. If you are looking for a good start set, I encourage you to purchase these books.