Learning to read can be very difficult for children. It is important that the steps are small enough to ensure success. Many early reading children's books immediately cover all short and long vowel sounds together, which is very confusing for first time readers. Through my research, I have found that it is very important to introduce the vowel sounds one at a time. Since there are so many first time reading books that blend too many words with too many vowel sounds together this can be frustrating for children and sometimes makes them want to shut down and give up. Therefore, I created these books so that children can build their confidence when reading. Each book focuses on a particular vowel sound and starts out with simple words for success. First, practice the focus words with your child that are in each book. Next, each book is meant to be read by the parent to the child, then together, and eventually let the child try on their own. When reading the books, point to each word and each sound as you read it. Then, work on blending the sounds as you point to each sound with the child. Continue practicing the focus words in each book and reading to and with your child. Since each book focuses on one vowel sound, it helps them to succeed in building their reading skills by working on one book and therefore one vowel sound at a time. As your child builds confidence in one book, they can move to the next. Happy reading!

The Phonics Series by Vernada Thomas helps young learners with their reading and comprehension of words and sounds. Phonics Book 1: Short Vowels with Digraphs uses a combination of traditional, direct, and unique reading exercises. The activities in this workbook help children build their vocabulary and better understand simple words - mostly featuring short vowel sounds. The exercises within this book contain letter matching, learning alphabet sounds (with an online audio component), practicing handwriting, reading short sentences and paragraphs, writing in missing letters, short vowel digraphs, consonant digraphs, word scrambles, and (of course!) coloring!These Phonics workbooks are extremely helpful to children who are learning English as a Second Language and many of these activities are specifically ESL Reading Exercises.Find the audio and learn more about Vernada Thomas at VernadaThomas.com.

Learn to read with The Yak Pack: Comics & Phonics! Join Zak the Yak on a comic adventure series that teaches important phonics skills for early reading. Book 1 includes stories for each short vowel, plus a review story. Written and developed by certified teachers.

Pete the Cat helps kids learn to read with phonics! Who knew reading could be so groovy? This set of 12 simple and fun Pete the Cat storybooks is an excellent choice to share with your beginning reader. It’s a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children ages 3 to 6. Enter into the world of reading with My First I Can Read! Reviewed by a phonics expert, these 12 short full-color books feature repeated examples of short and long vowel sounds and common sight words. Each of the simple stories in this box set is designed to teach kids how to master reading while rocking out with Pete the Cat. Phonics teaches children the relationship between letters and the sounds they make. A child who has mastered these relationships has an excellent foundation for learning to read and spell. According to the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, a child who has learned phonics has a method to recognize familiar words and “decode” unfamiliar ones.

"... comprehensive teaching guide to help your students learn to blend 3 and 4-letter short vowel words, along with the five other common sounds- ch, sh, ee, oo and _y." This book supports the first set of Funny Photo Phonics books. For each short vowel sound there is a page of teaching notes with activities to do before, during and after reading. -- Back cover.

The youngest Marvel fans can learn short vowel sounds with Spider Man This introduction to short vowel sounds is perfect for beginning readers who know and love Spider-Man Beloved characters, familiar stories, and simple text will motivate and inspire early learners to practice sounding out words. This collection includes five Spider-Man stories written specifically to help children learn short vowel sounds. It includes fun practice activities for sharpening phonics skills

Glen and Trish love to dive. Glen likes to look at fish, and Trish wants to find gold on a sunken ship! But something in the sea is killing the fish. What can Glen and Trish do? Reef Dive is a level 3 book in the Sound Out Phonics Based Chapter Books series, which feature six levels of phonics progression that gives students multiple opportunities to practice specific phonics skills. Level 3 focuses on one-syllable words with short and long vowels and consonant blends and digraphs.