Learn to Read and Write CVC Words: Orton-Gillingham Phonics and Handwriting for Beginning Readers and Kids with Dyslexia (Decodable Stories and Learn How to Read and Write)

The Science of Reading Method That Teaches Beginning Readers and Kids with Dyslexia — from Day 1

The number one way I help struggling readers and kids with dyslexia is by having them write while saying the sounds. It really works — try it! As a Licensed Dyslexia Therapist and Certified Academic Language Therapist, I built this workbook on the same Orton-Gillingham principles I use in therapy, so your child can start reading real words from the very first lessons.

Aligned to the Science of Reading. Built on Structured Literacy.

Each workbook uses the research-proven simultaneous sound-writing approach, where children:

• Write letter patterns while saying their sounds
• Build stronger neural pathways for reading success
• Develop authentic phonemic awareness
• Master decoding skills systematically — no guessing, ever
• Gain confidence with each small success

Perfect for struggling readers, children with dyslexia, kindergarten and first-grade students, homeschool families, tutors, and reading interventionists.

Inside Level 1: CVC Phonics & Handwriting (200+ pages)

• Pattern focus: short vowels (a, e, i, o, u) with every consonant
• Step-by-step letter formation with simple verbal pathway cues ("down, up, roll down")
• Word building from the first letters learned — children read and write real words and sentences right away
• Fully decodable practice: say-and-write pages, reading races, sentence work, and dictation that only use sounds already taught
• Comprehension from the start: read-and-answer and read-and-circle stories
• Games that make practice stick: Tic-Tac-Toe, Dots & Boxes, Roll and Write
• Check-Ups after each skill plus a Master Progress Chart and a complete Answer Key

Why It Works

• Explicit, systematic, cumulative instruction — the core of Structured Literacy
• Multisensory practice connects speech to print, the way the brain learns to read
• Just 15–20 minutes a day builds steady, visible progress
• Mastery before advancement, so children never move on with gaps
• Correlates directly with the Decodable Stories reading series

The Complete Reading Solution — a 9-Level Series

1. Master each pattern with workbook practice
2. Apply skills with the correlating Decodable Stories (sold separately)
3. Build confidence through systematic progression, level by level

Each workbook perfectly complements its corresponding Decodable Stories levels, giving your child a solid foundation for reading success through proven multisensory, Orton-Gillingham based methods.

From the author: Toni Stirtz, M.Ed., LDT, CALT — Licensed Dyslexia Therapist, Certified Academic Language Therapist, and member of the Academic Language Therapy Association (ALTA) and the International Dyslexia Association (IDA), with over 20 years of experience supporting students with learning disabilities.