STAGES Pat and Tim: Fun Times

An engaging and motivating decodable children’s book about a two friends and the fun times that they share! The book moves through four difficulty levels by each chapter adding a few new sounds and high-frequency words. These sounds/words were chosen based on research of scope and sequences of 21 literacy curricula, and on the Science of Reading theory of introducing phonics skills from simplest to most complex.

What does “decodable” mean?

A decodable book is one that a child can read with relative ease based on the phonics skills and high-frequency words they have learned.

What phonics skills does a child need to read this book?  

Chapter One – Story 1 – Pat and Tim:

Consonants: t, s, p, m, r, c, h, n, j, g, f, v, z

Short Vowels: a, i, o

No High-Frequency Words

Chapter Two – Story Two – The Mad Pals – Add:

Consonants: w, x, b, d

Short Vowel: e

High-Frequency Words: the, to

Chapter Three – Story Three – Off to the Sand – Add:

Letter Patterns: Double Consonants, Beginning and Ending Blends, K Sound spelled “CK”

Short Vowel: u

Word Ending: -s

High-Frequency Words: have, of, go

     A “double consonant” is when a consonant is doubled, but only makes one sounds. For example, SS, LL, FF.

     A “blend” is two consonants that are next to each other and whose sounds blend together. For example, beginning blends BL, CR, SW or ending blends NK, NG, FT.

Chapter Four – Story Four – Flags – Add:

Letter Patterns: Digraphs

High-Frequency Words: he, likes, for, see, make, they

     A “digraph” is two letters that when put together make a whole new sound. For example, SH, TH, CH, WH.

What age is this book suited for?

Children near the end of Kindergarten and through First Grade will have typically learned the phonics skills and high-frequency words to read the first story.

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