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Lesson Resources

The UFLI Foundations Toolbox contains all the lesson resources to accompany the lesson plans provided in the UFLI Foundations manual. (Don't have a manual yet? Click here to order one) Every lesson has companion resources that will help you implement the lessons efficiently, effectively, and consistently.

Some of the companion lesson resources you will find below include:

Lesson slide decks (in PowerPoint and Google Slide formats)

Decodable passages

Homework sheets

Games and activities for additional practice

We have grouped the lessons into smaller units so you can access these resources more easily. Scroll down to use the buttons below to find the resources for each lesson or groups of lessons.

Please note that we are still building out these free resources, and we will be editing this page over the next few weeks. We wanted you to be able to access some materials as soon as possible, but be sure to come back later to see the rest!
New to UFLI Foundations? Learn about its development, check out a sample lesson plan, view the scope and sequence, and more.

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The UFLI Foundations Toolbox contains all the lesson resources to accompany the lesson plans provided in the UFLI Foundations manual. (Don't have a manual yet? Click here to order one) Every lesson has companion resources that will help you implement the lessons efficiently, effectively, and consistently.

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Explore reading basics as well as the key role of background knowledge and motivation in becoming a lifelong reader and learner. Watch our PBS Launching Young Readers series and try our self-paced Reading 101 course to deepen your understanding.

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Professional Development That Makes a Difference!

Keys to Literacy is a leading provider of literacy teacher training, curriculum, ongoing coaching and materials to educators across the country. Keys to Literacy trained teachers learn the research-based skills necessary to effectively teach reading and writing in all subjects across all grades. Our professional development approach is highly participatory and engaging!

Teacher Training, Coaching, Train-the-Facilitator

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Literacy Professional Development - Keys to Literacy

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Keys to Literacy is a leading provider of literacy teacher training, curriculum, ongoing coaching and materials to educators across the country.

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Empowering educators with the literacy resources and training to help every child achieve reading success.

Trust Tools 4 Reading for the resources you need for your elementary classroom.

We're proud to welcome to our team:

Nova Williams Assistant Director of Learning Services-Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment

Mercer Island School District, WA

"I love the Kid Lips cards, Kids Lips Instructional Guide with the user-friendly lessons, and the Phoneme/Grapheme cards. Our teachers love them, too."

Erika Gordon Kindergarten Teacher

Kalispell, MT

"This class was amazing. It was encouraging to me in reminding me that what I was doing with my kindergarten was the right thing to do, even if others weren't doing it. And it gave me so, so, so many new things to try this next year. I appreciate all the extra articles that were linked and have printed and read almost all of them so far. What an amazing class. Thank you!"

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Tools 4 Reading provides great resources for your classroom such as Phoneme/Grapheme Card and Kid Lips.

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Really Great Reading Letter Tile Freeplay

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About

Hi! I'm Emily Gibbons, creator of The Literacy Nest

I'm a mom of four, and an educator who loves creating and blogging about all things literacy! As a Certified Orton-Gillingham Educator, I seek to provide resources to assist teachers, families and children with all aspects of structured literacy and dyslexia. Thank you for stopping by!

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The Literacy Nest - Orton Gillingham and Dyslexia Tutors

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Are you looking for free decodable books to use with your learners in the classroom or at home?

You're in the right spot!

My experience with decodable books

I admit it. As a first grade teacher, I was in the anti-decodable books camp.

A big reason for that had to do with my misunderstanding of how children learn to read. I thought kids should use three-cueing as they read leveled books.

Now, however, I understand that students need to read decodable text so they get practice applying the phonics skills we've taught them.

Another reason I was anti-decodable was that I was less than impressed with the decodable books in the market. At the time (*ahem years ago), most decodable books were boring, stilted, and not something kids would want to read again and again.

Times have changed, and now you can choose from a huge variety of quality, decodable books.

I'm adding my free decodable books to the mix because I want everyone to have access to quality decodables, regardless of their budget.

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What about comprehension and decodable text?

Another reason I used to be anti-decodable was that I thought kids would read them sooo sloowwwly they wouldn't be able to comprehend the text. (Either that, or the text was so stilted they wouldn't be able to comprehend it no matter how fast they read it!)

It turns out that I was partly right.

When you understand the Simple View of Reading, you know that reading comprehension is the product of decoding ability AND language comprehension. Students must become proficient decoders and understand the language to become fluent. Fluency is the bridge between phonics and comprehension.

When kids are first learning to read, decoding takes a lot of mental energy. As students become more fluent, their brains are freed up for comprehension.
But that doesn't mean that students shouldn't make sense of the decodable text that they read!
I hired a custom illustrator for these books because I wanted the full story to be available through the pictures. (After all, an author can only include so many words when kids only know six letter sounds.)

Don't get me wrong - students don't need the pictures to read these books - but the pictures themselves provide opportunities for predicting, questioning, inferring, and other higher level skills.

Each book comes with a set of low and high level comprehension questions on the final page.

Just check out this flip book to see the first book in action!

What's included in the full set?

The free books below are all you truly need to get started. But you'll be blown away by the supplementary materials, as pictured below.

When you purchase the complete set of level 1 books with accompanying resources, you will receive:

Each book in multiple printing formats (each includes black and white)

A single-page lesson plan for each book with introductory activities and tips for reading the book with students

Blending lines that give decoding practice before reading

A cut-and-paste retelling activity so students can retell the story using the pictures

A dictation exercise so students connect letter-sound knowledge to spelling

Each book on a single page with just one picture; use for partner reading and assessment at the end of the week!

Set 1a: Consonants, Short Vowels & Digraphs

Click on each book to get it for free! You'll see a pop-up to enter your name and email address so the book comes right to your inbox.

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Get a set of FREE decodable books that teach short vowels and simple digraphs! These are perfect for beginning readers!

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Primary Spelling by Pattern, Level 1, Student Edition

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Primary Spelling by Pattern, Level 1, Student Edition [ELLEN JAVERNICK, LOUISA MOATS] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Primary Spelling by Pattern, Level 1, Student Edition

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Uncovering the Logic of English teaches us it doesn't need to be that way since we can empower all students to learn to read through vital knowledge about how written English works. In 2000, the National Reading Panel concluded that when the Five Essential Skills of Reading are incorporated into language arts curricula, students of all ages can become the strong readers, spellers and writers they were meant to be.

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teaching methods based on the science of reading

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A place where you will find curriculum, programs, supplements, core materials and online courses that combine the Science of Reading with the Joy of Learning!

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Reading Ready, a word reading curriculum for educators and manual for parents/caregivers, is now available. Be sure to check out the website.

Coming this fall!

Explicit and highly engaging activities to support Phonemic Awareness. Please click the pictures or buttons to access the resources.

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Activity Mat for Grapheme-Phoneme Mapping

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Reading Ready, a word reading curriculum for educators and manual for parents/caregivers, is now available. Be sure to check out the website. Coming this fall! Explicit and highly engaging activities to support Phonemic Awareness. Please click the pictures or buttons to access the resources.

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Founded in 2005, 95 Percent Group emerged as early pioneers in bringing the science of reading into classrooms - creating and advocating for the systematic, explicit literacy instruction and resources relied upon nationwide today. Nearly two decades later, we're proud to continue empowering educators in their transformative work with tomorrow's readers.

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Evidence-Based Literacy Solutions | 95 Percent Group

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Transform literacy outcomes with evidence-based instruction. Explore 95 Percent Group's solutions for reading, writing, and assessment today.

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Grades K-4

What is Power Readers?

The Power Readers series is comprised of 28 decodable stories with pre- and post-reading skill-building activities. As stories progress, students work on the systematic building of phonological awareness, decoding and irregular word recognition, fluency, vocabulary, morphology, and comprehension.

Power Readers can be used alongside any core reading program for K-1 students or for strategic or intensive reading reinforcement in lower elementary grades. Power Readers helps readers feel successful, confident and powerful.

NEW Second Edition!

For years, Power Readers have been a trusted tool used in classrooms across the world. New for back-to-school 2023, a fully colored and revised second edition of Power Readers is available for purchase.
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Why Power Readers?

Fun, recurring cast of characters and animals keep students engaged

Promotes vocabulary and reading comprehension

Students build skills through vocabulary and sight word practice

Realistic fiction of an expository nature and poetry used throughout

Aligned to Acadience® Reading K-6 Measures

Fun and Engaging for Every Student

The colorful pictures and engaging stories are motivating for all students. Readers have so much fun with the content, they are unaware of the rich foundational skills they are building.

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Power Readers - Success for Beginner Readers (Grades K-4)

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Power Readers Features Stories, Phonics, Poetry, Vocabulary & Comprehension, Sight Word Practice & More. Ideal for all Beginning Readers.

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Resources for Decodable Readers by Age

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The Science of Reading - The Reading League

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The Reading League's mission is to advance the understanding and use of evidence-aligned reading instruction through the science of reading.