Decodable Readers for Kindergarten

About these decodable readers worksheets

Standards

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.4Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.3Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.3.BAssociate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.3.CRead common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.1.AFollow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.10Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.

How to use them

1. Pick the stage your child is working on. If they know all their short a sounds, start with the short a book and passage.
2. To make a decodable book, print one page, fold it in half the long way, then into eighths. Unfold, cut along the solid line in the middle, refold and push the ends together to make an eight-page book.
3. Before reading, go over the words on the back page (or the warm-up box on the passage): sound out the words, then read the sight words together.
4. Have your child point under each word as they read. If they get stuck, say "Sound it out" rather than giving the word.
5. Read each book or passage at least three times over a few days. The second and third reads build smooth, fluent reading.
6. Let your child color the pictures and take the book home to read to someone else.