Your reader groans when the decodable comes out. Same three sentences, same cat on the same mat, and they know it before you finish handing it over. Reading time turns into a fight before anyone reads a word.

The phonics isn't the problem. The story is.

These cover the same skills in the same systematic order, one story per page. They just look like the graphic novels kids beg for at the book fair. And that changes everything, because a comic doesn't feel like work.

Kids read the page, answer a few comprehension questions, then color the panels when they finish. Most of them never realize they're reading.

71 comics. One per phonics skill. Short a through silent letters.

★★★★★

"I teach in a self-contained classroom and my students are reluctant to read. Well, let me tell you, these comics turned my kids onto reading and completing the activities. WOW!"

WHAT'S INSIDE

• 71 decodable comics with reading comprehension questions.
• One comic per phonics skill, from Short a (Lesson 35) through Lesson 98, kn /n/, wr /r/, mb /m/.
• Follows a systematic Science of Reading scope and sequence.
• A one page teacher guide with easy ways to use them.
• Print and go. One page per comic. No booklets to fold or cut.
• Black and white pages kids can color when they're done.
• Made for K to 3rd grade, plus older students still working on foundational skills.

HOW IT WORKS

1. Teach your phonics skill like you always do.
2. Print the comic that matches. That's the whole prep.
3. Kids read it in small groups, at centers, with a partner, on their own, or at home in the take home folder.
4. They answer the comprehension questions so you can check understanding fast.
5. Early finishers color their comic while the rest catch up.

★★★★★

"My second graders love these. I don't have to fight them to read, write, or learn phonics patterns... especially for my ELLs and Tier 2 academic support students."

WHY TEACHERS LOVE THESE

Reluctant readers actually read these

Kids cheer when a new comic comes out. There's enough text to practice the skill, but not a wall of print that shuts your strugglers down, and the pictures carry part of the story. Even the ones who say they can't read will work through the whole page.

Older kids don't feel babyish reading them

Students working on early skills get to read comics like their friends do, because comics are cool at every age. It's foundational practice that doesn't look like a baby story.

★★★★★

"I teach a 4th-grade class, and a few of my students are reading at a 1st-grade level... they also feel confident sharing their understanding... I can't wait to see how much better they will do on their next STAR assessment."

Every comic matches the skill you taught this week

No more hunting for the perfect decodable passage. Pull the one that fits this week's lesson and put it in front of your students.

Print and go, even on sub days

Each comic is one piece of paper, so there are no booklets to fold and no pages to flip. They're a life saver to leave for a sub, because the kids already know what to do.

Students work on their own while you pull small groups

Teach the routine once at the start of the year: read the comic, answer the questions, color the page. After that, the rest of the class stays busy and on task while you sit with your group.

Phonics and comprehension in one activity

Students decode the story, then answer questions to show what they understood. You get a quick comprehension check without squeezing another activity into your reading block.

Early finishers color instead of wandering

Fast finishers color their comic while your slower workers catch up, so you're not scrambling to find something for the kids who already got it. The coloring feels like a reward, not busywork.

The pictures support your ELs and SPED students

The visuals help kids follow the story even when the words are hard, so your multilingual learners and students with IEPs can work on the same page as everyone else. Everyone appears to be doing the same task, because they are.

Take home reading that gets done

The comics are short and clear, so parents can actually help. Kids read them to their families, color them, and hang on to them long after the homework is done.

PHONICS SKILLS INCLUDED

Every skill, in the systematic order you already teach. Same lesson numbers as our decodable passages, so a comic and a passage can share the same week.

READY TO TRY IT?

Add the comics to your cart, print one tonight, and put it in front of your toughest reader tomorrow. If your kids ask when the next one is coming, you'll know.

P.S. Already using our decodable passages? The comics follow the same lesson numbers, so you can hand out the passage on Monday and the comic on Thursday without changing a thing about your plans.