A beginning reader should start on short vowel books. These are books that a student can read after she’s learned letter sounds. That’s right, once a child knows letter sounds, she can start reading books! WHAT ARE SHORT VOWELS? The following are short vowel sounds: a_ as in apple e_ as in edge i_ as in itch o_ as in octopus u_ as in up

You can also find a free short vowel sample story “ Meg the Hen ” in our short vowel shop. Reading elephant books are printable. You can download them onto your computer. An excerpt from “Meg the Hen,” a free sample in our shop. For more short vowel stories, check out “ Mex the Rex ” and “ The Cat and The Color Bag.

Our printable short vowel books begin very simple. “Sam Cat,” for example, allows beginners to read 1-3 words per page: Kids should start off reading simple short a phonics stories. Eventually, kids can read more complex text, like in our book pdf, “ The Red Cat.” The Red Cat Click the link above for this story.

Guessable books put many kids on the path of illiteracy. Short vowel books set kids on the proper track. Kids are taught to analyze words. In the short vowel story free printable, kids can decode words sound-by-sound. Soon, even kids that struggle to learn to read, will begin transferring their skills to the real world.