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The Alphabet Series
Smooth the path for beginning and struggling readers!
by Frances Bloom
Grades 1–3

Whether you’re working with an entire class, a small group, or an individual student, this decodable, controlled vocabulary reader series works well with any phonics or reading curriculum. These absorbing narratives motivate students to read. Controlled vocabulary in each volume enables students to simultaneously apply phonics concepts and develop comprehension skills. The result? Reading success! Each reader includes: Word lists Fluency sentences Comprehension questions

Scope and Sequence

Volume 1 • Consonants • Short vowels • Consonant digraphs • Compound words • Spelling rule ff, ll, ss, and zz

Volume 2 • Initial and final blends • Long vowels • Hard and soft c and g • r-controlled vowels • Vowel digraphs • Vowel diphthongs • Inflectional endings • -ed and -ing

Volume 3 • Alternative pronunciations: ue, ew, eu, ou, oo, ow, ea, sion, ch, s • Alternative spellings: eigh/ei, ie/ei, tion/sion • 3-syllable words • Schwa • Affixes

		For more information on individual components in this series, click on a title below.