The Book ShelfFree Printable Reading Books for Kindergarten
12 books to print at home, 11 of them free. Pull one off the shelf, turn its pages, then print it, staple it and read it together.
12 books to print at home, 11 of them free. Pull one off the shelf, turn its pages, then print it, staple it and read it together.
Ages 3 to 6Learning letters
Ages 4 to 7First little books to read
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Ages 4 to 7Reading practice
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Ages 3 to 6Numbers and counting
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A printable reading book is a few pages you print at home and put together into a little book. The best first books are decodable: every word is made only of letter sounds your child has already learned, so your child can truly read it, not guess.
Start with the shelf that fits your child today. Every book here shows its pages before you print.
Pick the book from what your child can do right now, not from their age or grade. Read down this list and stop at the first line that sounds like your child.
Not sure where your child is? The free 2-minute finder shows the one step to work on first.
Print the pages, cut each sheet along the line, put the pages in order, and staple the left side twice. Each mini book is eight little pages.
Print one side only, so writing never shows through. Staple the corner, or punch holes and keep the pages in a folder with rings.
For a tracing book, slide each page into a clear sheet protector and use a dry-erase marker. Wipe it clean and trace again tomorrow.
Every book comes in color and in black and white, in US Letter and A4. The black and white copy saves ink, and your child can color the pictures.
Teach first, every time. The book is for practice, and the practice works best right after you show the way. It takes about five minutes.
A book full of words your child cannot sound out yet teaches guessing from the pictures. A decodable book only uses the sounds already taught, so every word can be read by sounding it out. Once that habit is strong, any book gets easier.
Keep reading other books aloud to your child too: stories for the joy of them, and new words for later.
Books are practice. If your child is stuck on one thing, like blending sounds into words or mixing up b and d, practice alone may not fix it. That is what our 10-day plans are for: ten short days on one difficulty, with the teaching written out for you and a short video for each day. See From Sounds to Words.
For the whole path from first sounds to smooth reading, in order, there is The Reading Program: every reading plan, one after the other, with a video every day.
Or let the practice change with your child every day: The One Sheet prints one sheet a day, made from what happened the day before.
Start with the free books and checks. Pay only if you want the teaching planned for you. We cannot promise a result.
More to print: free worksheets, make your own worksheets and free reading games.
Most of them are. Each free book is a free download: you give an email address so our store can send the files, and you can print the book as often as you like. A book that costs money shows its price on the shelf and on its page before you pay.
A decodable book uses only words your child can sound out with the letter sounds they have already learned, plus a few common words learned by sight. Your child can read it by sounding out, so there is no need to guess from the pictures.
Print the pages on plain paper, cut each sheet on the line, put the pages in order and staple the left side. Each mini book has eight small pages.
Each shelf shows its ages, from 3 to 7. Go by what your child can do rather than their age: the first book to print is the first one your child cannot read easily yet.
Yes. You can print them as often as you like for your own children or your own class.
“Behind in reading” can mean eighteen different things, and each one needs different help. Check off what is true for your child. You will see what to work on first, and what can wait.