SOUND CITY READING
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    • Information About Reading Street Materials
    • Reading Readiness
    • Understanding Consonants
    • Understanding Vowels
    • What Happened To The Old Web Site
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  • Teaching Materials
    • Step Charts
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    • Teaching Levels
    • Books Used At Each Level
    • Color-Coded Vowels
    • Skill Sequence
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    • 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
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    • Newer Wall Charts
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    • Level 1 - Learning The Alphabet PDFs
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    • Level 4 - Phonics Patterns PDFs
    • Level 5 - Advanced Phonics Patterns PDFs
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    • PDFs Decoding Practice Pages
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  • 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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A Sequential Phonics Program - Materials - PDF Files - Pictures - Audio - Video - ​Reading Street - Blog.
This section provides an overview of the Phonetic Words And Stories books.  To download the PDF files for these books, look under the PDF FILES menu heading, click PDF FILES - BOOKS LISTED BY LEVEL on the sub-menu, and then click on PDF FILES FOR LEVEL 4 - PHONICS PATTERNS BOOKS 1-8.   Or, for a shortcut to that page, click here.

Phonetic Words And Stories - Books 1 - 8


Use with beginning readers and older students who need to develop word recognition skills.  Also works well with students who do not speak English as their first language.

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The Phonetic Words and Stories books may be used after students have learned to read short vowel words.  They work well with beginning readers and also with students who are already reading but need more practice to strengthen their spelling and decoding skills.  This set of books has the largest print.  Many students are able to learn more easily when the text for the initial instruction is large enough.

Each new pattern is taught with a set if ten color-coded words.  This gives enough practice for each new pattern without being overwhelming.  Each vowel sound is printed in a different color. This make the vowel pattern "pop out" within the word so the students can see it clearly.  The colors provide a cue to help students remember the vowel sound.  For example, each short vowel is printed in a specific pale color. The related long vowel is  a darker shade of the same color.

​The colors help students organize their thinking as they learn new patterns.  Patterns that have the same sound are printed in the same color.  For example, the ai, ay, and a_e patterns are all printed in a dark red color.  Sometimes one pattern can show two or more different sounds, and the color-coding is helpful for these words as well.  For example, the ow pattern in the word cow is brown, while the ow pattern in the word slow is dark orange to show the long o sound.  

Each set of words is shown with matching pictures on the opposite page.  However the words and pictures are not in the same order. This allows the teacher and students to follow a lesson plan that reinforces phonemic awareness and decoding skills.  One of these activities is called the "Robot Game."  The activities can be adjusted to the students' current level, depending on how much support the students need as they learn the words.  After doing the activities students will usually be able to read the words comfortably.
Main Books
Phonetic Words And Stories, Book 1
Phonetic Words And Stories, Book 2
Phonetic Words And Stories, Book 3
Phonetic Words And Stories, Book 4
Phonetic Words And Stories, Book 5
Phonetic Words And Stories, Book 6
Phonetic Words And Stories, Book 7
Phonetic Words And Stories, Book 8
Optional Supplemental Books
Basic Phonics Patterns, Books 1-8
​Color-Coded Phonetic Lists
Know The Phonetic Code, Volumes 1-3
Manuscript Handwriting On Legal Paper
Manuscript Handwriting On Ledger Paper
Wall Charts
Alphabet Chart
​Phonogram Charts
Cards
Alphabet Cards
​Sound Picture Cards
Phonogram Cards
Learning Games
​The Train Game
Caterpillar Games
Beginning And Ending Blend Truck Chart Games
Long Vowel City

Phonetic Words And Stories, Book 1 - Sample Pages


1) Students hear the individual letter sounds from the first column and find the matching pictures.  2) Students look at the pictures, and find the matching words in the first column. 3) Students read the words in the second column.

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After learning new patterns, students read sentences and simple stories that contain words with those patterns.    

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Phonetic Words And Stories, Book 2 - Sample Pages



Phonetic Words And Stories, Book 8 - Sample Pages


1) Students hear the individual letter sounds or syllables from the first column and find the matching pictures.  2) Students look at the pictures, and find the matching words in the first column. 3) Students read the words in the second column.

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After learning new patterns, students read practice stories that contain words with those patterns.  

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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
    • Blog Information
    • Contact Me
    • Share Your Experience
    • Take This Expanded Survey