We are so excited to be able to offer the new Basic Phonics Skills Series from Evan Moor. This series of 4 reproducible books and 4 books of ready-to-make phonics games covers preschool (re-reading) through comfortable reading at about a 3rd grade level. The material can be used at whatever pace suits you and your child. This is not a phonics curriculum in the sense that it does not tell you what to do each day. Instead, each of the reproducible books and each of the Phonics Centers books provide basic phonics instruction that grows increasingly challenging. You simply need to find the correct level for your child and work at a pace that is comfortable for your child. If you are confident in your ability to teach reading, you could use these materials as your primary phonics program. If you prefer to use a standard phonics curriculum, these books will serve as a treasure trove of fun practice work and reinforcement. I often find myself needing to provide my younger children with some independent work that will keep them occupied while I work with a sibling. This material is ideal for that purpose - it is not busy work, and it is presented in an engaging and interesting manner. The clear indexes allow me to pull out a few pages that correspond to material that we are studying in phonics. I can give that work to a child and know that he is reviewing valuable skills while he waits for me!

Basic Phonics Skills Level D

This is the fourth book in the Basic Phonics Skills Series. To view this entire book page-by-page, please click here.

This book includes:

**30 pages dealing with variant consonant sounds, such as the different sounds of "ch" in chat, chute, and stomach.

**41 activity sheets teaching silent letters such as "b" in comb or "gh" in tight.

**52 pages teaching and reviewing vowel and consonant digraphs (sounds like au, eau, wh, etc.).

**10 pages covering "oi," "oy," "ou," and "ow."

**22 pages that explore r-controlled vowels at a more advanced level than volume C.

**68 pages of beginning and ending consonant blends. These are explored pretty thoroughly.

**13 pages of activities for teaching syllables (more advanced than the other books) and the "schwa" sound.

**21 pages dealing with prefixes, suffixes, and plurals.

**30 pages of advanced word family activities. 20 word families are covered with both drill and practice work.

**20 adorable mini-books for the students to color and read. They are indexed according to the word family that is being emphasized. These books are interesting and motivating to read. The back cover of each book contains lists of words that follow the phonics rule or word family being reviewed.

**Teaching tips, phonics rules, review pages, spelling rules, and a student progress tracking form.

Because this entire book is reproducible, it is a great value. This volume is best for children who are comfortable reading words containing long vowels and some consonant blends and are ready to move on to the more advanced phonics skills described above. It is targeted to grades 2nd - 3rd but is appropriate for any child who needs the skills listed above. (It is also great review material if your child just needs to brush up on a few of the skills listed above. You don't need to do the whole book - it is very easy to pick and choose the pages and activities you need! ) If you do not think your child is ready for this book, please look at volume A, B, or C. If you are not sure which book is best, please use our link above to view the entire book. For more fun and reinforcement, we strongly suggest that you pair this book with Phonics Centers D, shown below in the related products section.