I created this set of reading passages while teaching first grade. I did not like any of the decodable text the big-box curriculum offered. It wasn’t engaging. However, I knew it how important it was for my students to practice phonics skills in the context of reading in order for their reading levels to increase. We also had limited time in our daily schedule. Thus, All-in-One Reading Passages were born! These passages are targeted, engaging, and make students feel successful!

Each phonics passage features:

• Targeted phonics skill displayed in the left-hand corner so that you and your students can easily identify the skill for that passage.
• Left-aligned, engaging text that your students can interact with by highlighting the target skill words.
• 1 or 2 graphics that match the targeted phonics skill and provides picture clue(s), which is especially beneficial to ESL/ELL students.
• Three smiley faces that students color each time they read the story. This fun activity builds fluency and comprehension.
• Three open-response comprehension questions that require students to the to the text and write the words related to the targeted phonics skill.

There's a passage for each of the following skills:

Short Vowel Word Families

Short A Word Families

• ab family
• ack family
• ad family
• ag family
• am family
• an family
• ap family
• at family

Short E Word Families

• ed family
• ell family
• en family
• est family
• et family

Short I Word Families

• ick family
• id family
• ig family
• ill family
• im family
• in family
• ip family
• it family

Short O Word Families

• ock family
• ob family
• og family
• op family
• ot family

Short U Word Families

• ub family
• uck family
• ug family
• um family
• un family
• unk family
• ut family

Digraphs

• sh - beg
• sh - end
• th - beg
• th - end
• ch - beg
• ch - end
• wh
• ph

Beginning Blends

L Blends

• bl
• cl
• fl
• gl
• pl
• sl

R Blends

• br
• cr
• dr
• fr
• gr
• pr
• tr

S Blends

• sc
• sn
• sp
• st
• sw

Long Vowels

Long A

• a_e
• ai
• ay

Long E

• ea
• ee
• ie
• y

Long I

• i_e
• ie
• igh
• y

Long O

• o_e
• oa
• ow

Long U

• u_e
• ue
• ew

Diphthongs

• al
• au
• aw
• ô
• oi
• oo
• oo (u)
• ou
• ough
• ow
• oy

R-Controlled Vowels

• ar
• air
• are
• er
• ear
• ir
• ire
• or
• ore
• our
• oar
• ur