Read Fluently, Write Confidently: Fluency & Comprehension + Writing Prompts by Stage (Pre-K to Grade 3)

Two packs in one bundle: 18 leveled reading passages to build fluency and comprehension, and 60 writing prompts that take children from one word to a whole story.

Once children can decode, they need two things: to read smoothly enough to understand what they read, and to put their own ideas on paper. This bundle covers both. The reading passages follow the phonics order, so every word can be sounded out. The writing pack grows in 5 stages, so you can start where your child is, not where their age says they should be.

Both packs are also included in the Phonics Loom (The Phonics Loom is a complete Pre-K to Grade 3 reading and writing library of 1,700+ printable, Science of Reading–aligned pages that takes your child step by step from first letter sounds to reading and writing whole stories with LIFETIME ACCESS.)

What you get

• 2 packs, 117 printable pages
• Fluency and Comprehension (43 pages, Grades 1–3)
• Writing Prompts by Stage (74 pages, Pre-K to Grade 3)
• Instant digital download (PDF), US Letter size

Fluency and Comprehension

• 18 decodable passages in 6 levels, each matched to a phonics skill
• Word counts on every line, so 1-minute timed reads are quick to score
• 3 reads per passage, with a star to color after each one
• A Think About It page for every passage: retell the beginning, middle and end (or 3 facts for nonfiction), answer questions and a "Think" question
• Story passages and 3 nonfiction passages (The Night Sky, Owls at Night, Penguins)
• Retell Helper card: who, where, problem, events, solution, feelings
• Fluency Goals by Grade chart (words correct per minute for Grades 1–3)
• My Fluency Graph and a Passage Tracker to watch progress week by week
• A How to Use page explaining how to time a read and what to do with the score

The passages

• Level 1, Short Vowels: The Big Bag, Gus and the Bug, Ten Red Hens
• Level 2, Digraphs and Blends: The Fish Shop, The Big Splash, Chip the Chick
• Level 3, Magic e: The Kite Race, A Home for Mole, June and the Mule
• Level 4, Vowel Teams: The Rainy Day, Goat on the Road, The Night Sky
• Level 5, Bossy R and Diphthongs: The Farm Storm, Roy's Lost Coin, Owls at Night
• Level 6, Longer Words: The Garden Contest, Penguins, The Surprise Visitor

Writing Prompts by Stage

• Stage 1: Fill in the Word (ages 4–5, Pre-K–K). 12 prompts. Draw a picture, pick a word to finish the sentence, then write it.
• Stage 2: Write a Sentence (ages 5–6, K–Grade 1). 12 prompts. Answer a question with a sentence starter, then check for a capital, finger spaces and an end mark.
• Stage 3: Write 3 Sentences (ages 6–7, Grade 1). 10 prompts with word banks: how-to, all about, opinion and story.
• Stage 4: Write a Story (ages 7–8, Grades 1–2). A Story Planner, 10 fun story starters and a CUPS checklist.
• Stage 5: Write with Detail (ages 8–9, Grade 3). Adjective and adverb word banks and practice, a Five Senses web, a Character web, a Big Idea web, a Paragraph Planner, a Revising Checklist and 16 creative prompts: stories, descriptions, opinion, a letter and a poem.
• A How to Use page explaining each stage and the signs a child is ready to move up
• Aligned to Common Core Writing standards W.K to W.3

Who it is for

Pre-K to Grade 3. The writing stages start with Pre-K and K. The fluency passages suit Grades 1–3, or any child who can read short-vowel words. Great for homeschool, classrooms, small groups, tutoring and summer practice.

Format

• Instant digital download (PDF)
• US Letter size, 8.5 x 11 in
• Print at home as many times as you need for your own children or classroom

Both packs are also included in the Phonics Loom.