Kindergarten Reading Comprehension Passages Phonics CVC words, Digraphs & Blends

This is the ULTIMATE collection of decodable short vowel reading passages. They're perfect for kindergarten and help students build phonics and reading comprehension.

These reading passages are designed with NEW decoders and readers in mind.

Each set includes ONLY the target skill and sight words in the reading passage. Every set includes a fluency and comprehension component.

With this bundle, your students will master fluently reading CVC words, CCVC words (short vowel words with beginning digraphs and blends) and CVCC words (short vowel words with ending digraphs or blends).

Please read about each set below, as they each differ slightly!

My First Phonics Passages - CVC Edition

Build CVC fluency with these reading comprehension passages and questions! They are perfect for emergent readers, kindergarteners, intervention, tutoring, and more!

For every passage, you will find:

• The skill listed in the left hand corner so it's easy for you and your students to reference.

• 3-6 CVC words for the targeted word family listed with tracking dots underneath so that your students can decode the words in isolation before reading them in context. This can also be used to frontload vocabulary for ELL/ESL students.

• 3-6 sentences per passage so that your students can successfully read a story without feeling overwhelmed.

• The passages use ONLY CVC words and sight words so that your students can successfully decode without confusion!

• Three fluency-building smiley faces at the bottom - Students mark or color a smiley face each time they read.

• Text-based comprehension questions with multiple choice answers so that you can assess whether or not your students are comprehending what they read

The following CVC word families are included. There is one passage per skill for a total of 27 passages. Use a passage each time you teach a new word family so that your students can consistently and explicitly practice their newly learned phonics skills!

CVC Word Families Included

Short A

• ab family
• ad family
• ag family
• am family
• an family
• ap faimly
• at family

Short E

• ed family
• eg family
• en family
• et family

Short I

• id family
• ig family
• im family
• in family
• ip family
• it family

Short O

• ob family
• og family
• op family
• ot family
• ox family

Short U

• ub family
• ug family
• um family
• un family
• ut family

My First Phonics Passages - CVC MIXED PRACTICE Edition

Build short vowel CVC fluency with these reading comprehension passages and questions! These short vowel phonics passages offer MIXED vowel practice for CVC word families. They are perfect for emergent readers, kindergarteners, intervention, tutoring, and more!

To practice single word family reading passages, please see the original set HERE.

For every passage, you will find:

• The targeted word families/vowel sounds listed in the left hand corner so it's easy for you and your students to reference.

• Crayons and target skills above the passage so that your students can color code the CVC words in the passage before reading. The crayons are white so that YOU (or your students) can choose which color to use. I recommend that students decode the words in isolation as they highlight/color the words before reading them in context. This can also be used to frontload vocabulary for ELL/ESL students.

• 6-10 sentences per passage so that your students can successfully read a story without feeling overwhelmed.

• The passages use mostly CVC words and sight words so that your students can successfully decode without confusion!

• Three fluency-building smiley faces at the bottom - Students mark or color a smiley face each time they read.

• Text-based comprehension questions with multiple choice answers so that you can assess whether or not your students are comprehending what they read

The following CVC word families are included. There is one passage per skill for a total of 25 passages. (For example, the ag + am passage is ONE passage that uses am family words and am family words.)

Mixed CVC practice passages included:

Short A

• ag + am family
• ab + ad family
• an + ap family
• ap + at family

Short E

• ed + en family
• eg + et family

Short I

• id + in family
• ig + im family
• ip + it family

Short O

• op + ot family
• ob + op family
• og + ox family

Short U

• ub + ug family
• un + ut family
• ug + um family

Mixed vowel passages included:

• a + e families
• a + i families
• a + o families
• a + u families
• e + i families
• e + o families
• e + u families
• i + o families
• i + u families
• o + u families

My First Phonics Passages - DIGRAPHS Edition

Build digraphs fluency with these digraphs reading comprehension passages and questions! They are perfect for students who are newly learning digraphs.

Use them with emergent readers, kindergarteners, for intervention, tutoring, and more!

For every passage, you will find:

• The skill listed in the left hand corner so it's easy for you and your students to reference.

• 3-6 short vowel words with digraphs for the targeted skill listed with tracking dots underneath so that your students can decode the words in isolation before reading them in context. This can also be used to frontload vocabulary for ELL/ESL students.

• 3-6 sentences per passage so that your students can successfully read a story without feeling overwhelmed.

• The passages use ONLY short vowel words with digraphs and sight words so that your students can successfully decode without confusion!

• Three fluency-building smiley faces at the bottom - Students mark or color a smiley face each time they read.

• Text-based comprehension questions with multiple choice answers so that you can assess whether or not your students are comprehending what they read.

The following digraph skills are included. There is one passage per skill for a total of 7 passages. Use a passage each time you teach a new digraph so that your students can consistently and explicitly practice their newly learned phonics skills!

Digraphs Included

Beginning Digraphs

• ch
• sh
• th

Ending Digraphs

• ch
• sh
• th
• ck

My First Phonics Passages - BLENDS Edition

Build blends fluency with these blends reading comprehension passages and questions! They are perfect for students who are newly learning blends.

Use them with emergent readers, kindergarteners, for intervention, tutoring, and more!

For every passage, you will find:

• The skill listed in the left hand corner so it's easy for you and your students to reference.

• 3-6 short vowel words with blends for the targeted skill listed with tracking dots underneath so that your students can decode the words in isolation before reading them in context. This can also be used to frontload vocabulary for ELL/ESL students.

• 3-6 sentences per passage so that your students can successfully read a story without feeling overwhelmed.

• The passages use ONLY short vowel words with blends and sight words so that your students can successfully decode without confusion!

• Three fluency-building smiley faces at the bottom - Students mark or color a smiley face each time they read.

• Text-based comprehension questions with multiple choice answers so that you can assess whether or not your students are comprehending what they read.

The following blends skills are included. There is one passage per skill for a total of 20 passages. Use a passage each time you teach a new blend so that your students can consistently and explicitly practice their newly learned phonics skills!

Blends Included

Beginning Blends

• cl
• gl
• pl
• sl
• gr
• tr
• st

Ending Blends

• mp
• ft
• ng
• nk
• nd
• nt
• sk
• st
• ld
• lt
• lf
• lp
• lk

**As of October 17, 2022, Digital Google Slides of ALL passages have been added!**

**Please note this product is complete and I will not be adding any more skills. If a skill is missing, that means there were not enough short vowel words with the skill to create a comprehensible passage. Thank you for understanding.**

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