SOUND CITY READING
  • A Sequential Phonics Program
    • Welcome
    • Copyright Information
    • How To Navigate This Site
    • Information About The Sound City Reading Program
    • Information About The Author
    • How Was This Program Developed?
    • Why Are There So Many Different Books?
    • How To Get Started
    • What If I Can't Do Everything In This Program?
    • Information About Reading Street Materials
    • Reading Readiness
    • Understanding Consonants
    • Understanding Vowels
    • What Happened To The Old Web Site
    • Other Recommended Sites
  • Teaching Materials
    • Step Charts
    • Flow Charts
    • Teaching Levels
    • Books Used At Each Level
    • Color-Coded Vowels
    • Skill Sequence
    • General Information About Instruction
    • Integrating Phonics And Whole Language
    • Sound Story
    • Level 1 - Learning The Alphabet Overview
    • Level 2 - Exploring Sounds In Words Overview
    • Level 3 - Short Vowels Overview
    • Level 4. Phonics Patterns Overview
    • Level 5. Advanced Phonics Patterns Overview
    • Phonemic Awareness Picture Pages Overview
    • Handwriting Books Overview
    • Charts, Flashcards, And Games Overview
    • Newer Wall Charts
    • Previous Wall Charts
  • PDF Files
    • How To Work With PDF Files
    • Printers And Printing Supplies
    • PDF Files For All Levels
    • PDF Files For Handwriting
    • Level 1 - Learning The Alphabet PDFs
    • Level 2 - Exploring Sounds In Words PDFs
    • Level 3 - Short Vowels PDFs
    • Level 4 - Phonics Patterns PDFs
    • Level 5 - Advanced Phonics Patterns PDFs
    • PDF Files For Flashcards
    • PDF Files For Activities And Games
    • PDF Files For Newer Wall Charts
    • PDF Files For Older Wall Charts
  • Reading Street
    • PDFs Decoding Practice Pages
    • PDFs Spelling Worksheets
    • PDFs Word And Phonogram Cards
    • PDFs Reading Street Tests
    • PDFs Reading Street Stories
  • Pictures
    • Sound Story Pictures
    • Keyword/Sound Chart Pictures
    • Level 1 And 2 Pictures
    • Level 3 Pictures
    • Level 4 Pictures
    • Consonant Blends
    • Level 5 Pictures
  • Audio
    • Sound Story Part 1 - Alphabet Sounds
    • Sound Story Part 2 - Beyond The Alphabet Sounds
    • Sound Pictures With Letters - Part 1
    • Sound Pictures With Letters And Letter Patterns - Part 2
    • Individual Sound Pictures - Part 1
    • Individual Sound Pictures - Part 2
    • Individual Alphabet Sounds - ABC Order
    • More Letter Sounds - sh, th, ch, ng, oi, oy, ou, ow
    • Level 1 And Level 2 Sound Charts
    • Level 3 - Short Vowels - Sound Charts
    • Level 3 - Advanced Short Vowel Sound Charts
    • Level 4 - Book 1 - Sound Charts
    • Level 4 - Book 2 - Sound Charts
    • Two-Letter Sound Blending - Short U
    • Picture-Word Page - Short U
  • Video
    • Sound Story Part 1 Videos
    • Robot Game a_e/safe Video
    • Advanced Sound Charts Videos (All SCR Patterns)
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Please scroll down to see available books, wall charts, and flashcards that are used at Level 5.

Click on any of the green bars below to open the desired PDF file. 
​Click on any of the blue bars to open a compressed version of the file. The compressed version has exactly the same content but takes up less storage space.   

PDF Files - Level 5 - Advanced Phonics Patterns


Advanced Phonics Patterns From Children's Books 

Advanced Phonics Patterns From Children's Books is the newest level five phonics book.  It teaches less common consonant patterns, advanced ending syllables, and many new suffixes, along with a few prefixes.  A review of syllable patterns is included. Previously taught beginning and ending consonant blends are reviewed with a few new ending blends added.  Click on the green or blue bar below to open the PDF file for this book.  Sample pages are shown below.   
Advanced Phonics Patterns From Children's Books
Advanced Phonics Patterns From Children's Books
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Using Children's Picture Books

As students learn new patterns, they will be able to read eighty-one popular and classic children's picture books.  The books are carefully arranged, so that all of the stories will be decodable.  The students will have learned all of the phonics patterns needed to read each book.  The list of books to read is included in Advanced Phonics Patterns From Children's Books.  The books must be obtained separately, from the library or bookstores. 

The PDF file below contains the list of children's trade books to read at level five, along with a sequence chart showing when each phonics pattern or syllable pattern is taught and when each trade book should be read.  Click on the green bar to open the file.    
List Of Children's Books To Read At Level 5

Sample pages from Advanced Phonics Patterns From Children's Books - Click on any page to enlarge it.

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Watch A Video Showing How To SayThe Sounds From The Sound Charts

Advanced Sound Chart Videos
Click the green bar to see videos showing how to say the sounds for the charts that are included in the Advanced Phonics Patterns book.  All of the letters, letter patterns, and syllable patterns  from the entire Sound City Reading program are included, so they will be helpful regardless of the current level you are studying.

Advanced Phonics Patterns 2008

This is an older book that teaches advanced phonics patterns.  It was available on the previous web site.  It is similar to the newer book.  The patterns are not taught in the same order.  Sample pages are shown below.    
Advanced Phonics Patterns 2008
Advanced Phonics Patterns 2008

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Older Books That Include Both Basic And Advanced Phonics Patterns

Consonant Patterns and Vowel Patterns ​Books

The books shown below are older books from the previous web site.  Students practice reading word lists and a group of sentences for each of the consonant or vowel patterns. These books are not sequential.  They do not start with the easiest patterns and progress to more challenging patterns, like the newer phonics patterns books.  The phonics patterns in both books are arranged in alphabetical order, to make it easy to find the pattern you are looking for.  The lists include both basic and advanced patterns.  The words and sentences are not illustrated, and they are printed in all black print.  The pattern to study is shown at the top of the page along with a key word and picture.  In each book, students read rhyming word lists first, wherever possible, then a mixed list (all with the same pattern, but not arranged in rhyming lists), followed by a group of sentences.  See sample pages below. 

Consonant Patterns - Consonant Blends, Consonant Digraphs, Common Ending Syllables
Consonant Patterns - Consonant Blends, Consonant Digraphs, Common Ending Syllables

Sample pages from Consonant Patterns - Click to enlarge

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Vowel Patterns - Rhyming Lists,
​Mixed Lists, Sentences
Vowel Patterns - Rhyming Lists,
​Mixed Lists, Sentences

Sample pages from Vowel Patterns - Click to enlarge

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Advanced Decoding Practice, January 2014

This older book includes word lists to teach/review phonics patterns and syllable patterns from Level 4 - Phonics Patterns, and Level 5 - Advanced Phonics Patterns.  I still really like this book.  It includes an older version of the sound charts.  It would be a good book to use for students who need to review levels they have studied.  It could also be used for initial instruction when teaching the patterns.  Click on the green bar to open the file.  
Advanced Decoding Practice - January 2014

Sample pages from Advanced Decoding Practice

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Color-Coded Review Lists - February 2010

This book uses a color coding system for the vowels that I began in about 1985.  Each vowel sound is printed in a specific color, for example, patterns with the long ē sound are printed in dark green.  It the time I put this book together, I was also printing consonant blends and digraphs in color.  In the fall of 2010 I stopped printing the consonant patterns in color.  This book covers the patterns taught at level four.  It could be used at level five to review those patterns.  Click on the green bar to open the file. 
Color-Coded Review Lists - February 2010

Sample pages from Color-Coded Review Lists

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Advanced Phonics Patterns Cards

Click on the green bar to open this PDF file.
Advanced Phonics Patterns Cards
Use these cards to teach and review the phonetic patterns in Advanced Phonics Patterns From Children's Books.  The cards should be printed on pastel gold (not metallic) colored card stock.  Each day, show all of the cards that have been introduced and have students say the sounds.  Model and have students repeat as needed.
Note:  In this set of cards, whenever a silent letter is shown with an x above it to show that it is silent, the next card shows the same letter without the x, to be pronounced normally.   This allows students to differentiate between the two versions.    

Sample Advanced Phonics Patterns Cards

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Phonics Patterns Cards

You will continue to use these cards from level four to review the letters and letter patterns.  
​Click on the green bar to open the PDF file for the Phonics Patterns Sound Cards.
Phonics Patterns Flashcards

Alphabet Cards - Capital And Lower Case Letters

It may come as a surprise, but it will still be beneficial to use the alphabet flashcards when students are working through the Advanced Phonics Patterns book.  There are several reasons for this.
  • When students see a single vowel letter, they will pronounce all of its possible sounds.
  • When students see a single consonant letter, they will pronounce all of its possible sounds.
  • Several "silent" letters are introduced at level five.  Students will indicate two sounds for these letters by pronouncing the first sound orally and then covering their mouth with the the fingers on one hand to indicate that the consonant is sometimes not pronounced in words.   

Use these cards at level five to review all of the possible sounds for the letters of the alphabet. You can use the previously printed pastel blue cards or print another set on light gold cardstock.  
Alphabet Cards - Lower Case - Sans Serif
Alphabet Cards Capital - Sans Serif
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Alphabet Cards - Lower Case -  Serif
Alphabet Cards - Capital Letters - Serif
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Sound City Reading

All Materials Copyright 2025 or earlier by Kathryn J. Davis, All Rights Reserved
My goal is for as many people as possible to use this reading program to teach students how to read.  All of the materials you need are available on this site as free PDF files.  The materials are copyrighted, but I give permission to all teachers, parents, tutors, and school systems to download and print any of the PDF files for use with the students they teach.    However, they are not to make a profit from distributing the materials.  If you don't have a printer, using a print shop is allowed.  If preferred, you may work with the PDF files directly from a computer screen, without printing them.  This makes it possible for tutors to teach the program online.  Audio and video files are free to watch and to listen to, and they may be downloaded if desired for use with your  students.  In special cases I may grant written permission to individuals to use the materials in other ways.  You can contact me at [email protected].  
  • A Sequential Phonics Program
    • Welcome
    • Copyright Information
    • How To Navigate This Site
    • Information About The Sound City Reading Program
    • Information About The Author
    • How Was This Program Developed?
    • Why Are There So Many Different Books?
    • How To Get Started
    • What If I Can't Do Everything In This Program?
    • Information About Reading Street Materials
    • Reading Readiness
    • Understanding Consonants
    • Understanding Vowels
    • What Happened To The Old Web Site
    • Other Recommended Sites
  • Teaching Materials
    • Step Charts
    • Flow Charts
    • Teaching Levels
    • Books Used At Each Level
    • Color-Coded Vowels
    • Skill Sequence
    • General Information About Instruction
    • Integrating Phonics And Whole Language
    • Sound Story
    • Level 1 - Learning The Alphabet Overview
    • Level 2 - Exploring Sounds In Words Overview
    • Level 3 - Short Vowels Overview
    • Level 4. Phonics Patterns Overview
    • Level 5. Advanced Phonics Patterns Overview
    • Phonemic Awareness Picture Pages Overview
    • Handwriting Books Overview
    • Charts, Flashcards, And Games Overview
    • Newer Wall Charts
    • Previous Wall Charts
  • PDF Files
    • How To Work With PDF Files
    • Printers And Printing Supplies
    • PDF Files For All Levels
    • PDF Files For Handwriting
    • Level 1 - Learning The Alphabet PDFs
    • Level 2 - Exploring Sounds In Words PDFs
    • Level 3 - Short Vowels PDFs
    • Level 4 - Phonics Patterns PDFs
    • Level 5 - Advanced Phonics Patterns PDFs
    • PDF Files For Flashcards
    • PDF Files For Activities And Games
    • PDF Files For Newer Wall Charts
    • PDF Files For Older Wall Charts
  • Reading Street
    • PDFs Decoding Practice Pages
    • PDFs Spelling Worksheets
    • PDFs Word And Phonogram Cards
    • PDFs Reading Street Tests
    • PDFs Reading Street Stories
  • Pictures
    • Sound Story Pictures
    • Keyword/Sound Chart Pictures
    • Level 1 And 2 Pictures
    • Level 3 Pictures
    • Level 4 Pictures
    • Consonant Blends
    • Level 5 Pictures
  • Audio
    • Sound Story Part 1 - Alphabet Sounds
    • Sound Story Part 2 - Beyond The Alphabet Sounds
    • Sound Pictures With Letters - Part 1
    • Sound Pictures With Letters And Letter Patterns - Part 2
    • Individual Sound Pictures - Part 1
    • Individual Sound Pictures - Part 2
    • Individual Alphabet Sounds - ABC Order
    • More Letter Sounds - sh, th, ch, ng, oi, oy, ou, ow
    • Level 1 And Level 2 Sound Charts
    • Level 3 - Short Vowels - Sound Charts
    • Level 3 - Advanced Short Vowel Sound Charts
    • Level 4 - Book 1 - Sound Charts
    • Level 4 - Book 2 - Sound Charts
    • Two-Letter Sound Blending - Short U
    • Picture-Word Page - Short U
  • Video
    • Sound Story Part 1 Videos
    • Robot Game a_e/safe Video
    • Advanced Sound Charts Videos (All SCR Patterns)
  • Blog
    • Contact Me
    • Share Your Experience
    • Take This Expanded Survey