Aussie Readers Decodable Texts - Set 8 continue the Year 1 series, supporting early readers as they build confidence by reading texts that use only previously taught phonetic code and a small number of tricky words.
Set 8 focuses on single-letter and split digraph spellings for long vowel sounds (bossy e):
a, e, i, o, u, a_e, e_e, i_e, o_e, u_e
Tricky words: because, water, friend, other, once, front
This set contains seven engaging decodable books, designed to help children practise applying newly introduced sounds while strengthening reading accuracy and fluency.
Set 8 also includes a fun Sound Hunt, where children search for the phoneme poster image hidden within the focus story.
All texts follow a systematic, synthetic phonics approach, supporting reading accuracy, fluency, and confidence as children progress.
About the Author :
Kassi Gilmour is a qualified K-6 teacher with over 20 years of experience teaching children to read and write. She has taught Year 1 and 2 for ten years, specialising in early literacy instruction and implementing systematic, synthetic phonics programs with consistently strong results. In 2022, Kassi joined the Australian homeschooling community and was inspired to create Aussie Readers, a comprehensive English program designed to provide high-quality reading instruction for home-educated children. The program covers all aspects of English, including phonics, vocabulary, grammar, reading fluency and comprehension, handwriting, spelling and writing. Kassi is passionate about helping children become confident, independent readers and lifelong learners.
