looking for: Phonics readers in 1 volume

[Calizzy]

We are going on a month long vacation (yay!) and I am bringing some school work with us. I want to keep my 1st grader reading, but I'm not packing up All About Reading! We have Bob Books, but I was hoping for something that was all in  1 volume so it's less easy to loose. Any recommendations?

Edited August 23, 2019 by Calizzy

[forty-two]

Two thoughts:

As far as one volume readers go, Let's Read: A Linguistic Approach has a *ton* of reading material, at all levels from CVC to multi-syllable words.  It's actually meant as a learn-to-read program - it's based on intuitively absorbing phonic patterns instead of explicitly learning rules - so the bulk of the book is practice reading material, arranged in a sensible phonetic progression (by an actual linguist, who pays attention to even the smallest issues), which means it works well as a reader, too.  The lessons are just words and sentences and stories - pretty much *exactly* like a reader.  I( use it as my primary phonics program - it has the best progression with the most reading practice of any I've seen - but I use phonics methods for teaching instead the program's more whole-word methods.)  It's a big book, though, and no color/pictures. 

I also really like SRA's Basic Reading Series.  There's seven volumes in all, but there's quite a bit in each volume (especially in the later volumes), so you could just get the one that was at the level your dd is at.  I got mine used - they suffer from educational pricing 😉 - and some are easier to find than others.  But they have the cutest pictures while also have a lot of good practice material (in a similar progression to Let's Read).  Here's the list of titles and levels:
Level 1A: A Pig Can Jig, part 1 (short A CVC words)
Level 1B, A Pig Can Jig, part 2 (short A and short I CVC words)
Level B: A Hen in a Fox's Den (all five short vowel CVC words)
Level C : Six Ducks in a Pond (consonant blends)
Level D : A King Can Swing (consonant digraphs, and some two syllable words)
Level E: Kittens and Children (vowel digraphs and more two syllable words)
Level F: The Purple Turtle (irregular sounds and second sounds - at the end of this kids should be reading fluently, at around a 3rd grade level)

[hollyhock2]

How about a first grade reader from Pathway or CLE? My kids all have eaten up the Pathway ones.

[Mommyof1]

The McGuffey Primer or 1st reader. 

[alisoncooks]

I forgot about "Let's Read" -- I used that with my oldest.  Likewise, something like Reading Pathways (from Phonics Pathways) would have more structured practice. 

I have an Usborne all-in-one antholog of their phonics readers. Very cute. Something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Phonic-Stories-Young-Readers-Phonics/dp/0794518877/ref=sr_1_18?keywords=Usborne+Phonics+book&qid=1566654723&s=books&sr=1-18.  

Also, Usborne's "Farmyard Tales" anthology is adorable and it's great for reading together (kiddo reads the easier, large print page; mom reads the more challenging page).https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Book-Farmyard-Tales-Usbourne/dp/0794509029/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=usborne+farmyard+tales&qid=1566655542&s=gateway&sr=8-1

Ready, Set, Read! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385414161/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

We also got a lot of use from the "I Can Read" books: https://www.amazon.com/I-Can-Read-Book-1/dp/1887840494/ref=pd_bxgy_img_3/147-8610199-7691939?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1887840494&pd_rd_r=faf7e22d-edd0-4744-aaec-d4ea096cbbb9&pd_rd_w=Phy0V&pd_rd_wg=0qNNv&pf_rd_p=a2006322-0bc0-4db9-a08e-d168c18ce6f0&pf_rd_r=M332NTQVGEFBB297HZFJ&psc=1&refRID=M332NTQVGEFBB297HZFJ

[alisoncooks]

Also, you *could* get the AAR letter tile app (if you have a tablet) and keep going, lol. But for a first grader, yeah, enjoy the trip!

[Kanin]

Primary Phonics is a great series. The books are really skinny, so you could take 10 or 15 of them in place of one actual book. They're long enough that you could practice 10 in a month 🙂

http://eps.schoolspecialty.com/products/literacy/phonics-word-study/primary-phonics/about-the-program

[goldenecho]

ProgressivePhonics.com is FREE and you can either print it (in one big binder) or just access the readers with an Ipad or phone or other device.   I have not tried this but I think you could save the readers to an ipad.     I really like the program.   Depending on how far along she is though she may be past it.

Edited August 24, 2019 by goldenecho

[ElizabethB]

If you haven't left yet, you can print out the Blend Phonics Readers.

http://donpotter.net/education_pages/blend_phonics.html