Every book on the shelf

1. 1First sounds · Pre-K · 3 booksShort a, i, o words (cat, sit, hop) and ten sight words.
2. 2Short vowels · Pre-K–K · 6 booksEvery short vowel (bed, sun) and the first sight words.
3. 3Blends · K · 4 booksBlends and sh/ch/th (frog, ship), plural -s.
4. 4First sentences · K · 37 booksAbout 50 words, one short sentence at a time, one pattern that repeats.
5. 5Short stories · K–1 · 3 booksAbout 150 words, short sentences, a small story.
6. 6Stories · 1st · 12 booksAbout 250 words, sentences of 6–8 words, dialogue.
7. 7Longer stories · 1st–2nd · 14 booksAbout 300 words, longer sentences, more different words.

Levels 1–3 are decodable: at least 9 words in 10 can be sounded out with the phonics your child knows. Levels 4–7 are picture-book stories, graded by how much text there is and how long the sentences run. Every book page lists all its words and grammar.