Orton-Gillingham Decodable Stories: Level 6 - The Race

Orton Gillingham Decodable Stories Level 6: The Park Race is a structured decodable reader designed for developing readers learning through the Orton Gillingham approach.This Level 6 story builds on short vowel words, magic e words, digraphs, consonant blends, suffixes, and two-syllable words. It provides focused practice with r-controlled vowels ar, or, er, ir, and ur, the vowel team ee, both sounds of oo, and advanced beginning blends such as spr and shr.Examples include park, hard, short, sharp, birds, chirp, shirt, first, thirst, hurts, green, beef, food, good, sprint, sprite, and shrugs.Carefully controlled text helps children apply previously learned phonics skills while building accurate decoding, fluency, confidence, and reading independence.Is This the Right Level?Level 6 is designed for readers who:• Can read short vowel words, magic e words, digraphs, and consonant blends• Are ready to practise r-controlled vowels• Are learning the vowel teams ee and oo• Are ready to practise advanced beginning blends such as spr and shr• Benefit from controlled text, guided reading, and rereadingPhonics Skills Practised• R-controlled vowels ar, or, er, ir, and ur• The vowel team ee• Both sounds of oo, as in food and good• Advanced beginning blends spr and shr• Review of magic e words, suffixes, and consonant clustersSight and Story Words Practisedthey, down, some, their, have, climbs, there, are, says, come, into, curveThese words should be reviewed before reading. Most other words in the story are intended to be decoded using phonics skills the reader has already learned.About the StoryDave and Mike race through a park course. When the bell rings, they sprint past a cart filled with green birds. Dave bumps into the cart, and the cart then bumps into Mike.The boys continue across the playground, climb a ladder, slide down a pole, and follow a twisting path around a sharp curve. Mike runs past a plant with thorns and crosses the finish line first.After the race, the friends shake hands, rest in the shade, and enjoy food together.The clear sequence of events helps developing readers practise controlled decoding while building fluency, confidence, and comprehension.Who This Book Is For• Orton Gillingham tutors• Teachers using structured literacy approaches• Reading intervention teachers• Parents supporting targeted reading practice at home• Homeschool families• Children with dyslexia or other reading difficultiesKey Features• Carefully controlled decodable text• Level 6 r-controlled vowel practice• Practice with ee and both sounds of oo• Practice with the advanced blends spr and shr• Clear and simple sentence structures• Full-page illustrations to support comprehension• Designed for guided practice and repeated readingWritten by Tammy Harris, an Orton Gillingham certified reading tutor with over eight years of experience supporting students with dyslexia and other reading difficulties.This book is intended for educational reading practice and is not a substitute for professional instruction or individualized educational planning.