Beginning readers need practice activities that align precisely with the phonics they are learning—while also building fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension through structured, meaningful text. When reading and writing tasks match the exact vowel spellings students are working on, decoding accuracy improves, reading stamina increases, and confidence grows.
Dandelion Readers Vowel Spellings Level 3 Activities is a 256 page, photocopiable phonics workbook designed to pair directly with the Dandelion Readers Vowel Spellings Level 3 decodable reading series. Each chapter corresponds to one book in the series and focuses on one alternative spelling (vowel team) for a vowel sound, allowing students to practice decoding, spelling, and writing in direct alignment with what they read.
The workbook follows the same systematic phonics progression as the Dandelion Readers series, reinforcing previously taught skills while introducing four to five alternative spellings for each vowel sound in small, manageable steps. This structure supports accuracy, fluency, vocabulary development, and comprehension as students build reading stamina and independence.
Instruction is aligned with evidence-based literacy practices and the Science of Reading, supporting explicit, systematic phonics instruction across all five elements of reading.
KEY SKILLS SUPPORTED
These activities explicitly support the development of:
- Phonemic awareness and phonics skills aligned to vowel spellings
- Accurate decoding and encoding of words with multiple vowel spellings
- High-frequency word recognition and spelling
- Reading fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension
- Sentence-level reading and written responses
THIS WORKBOOK INCLUDES
256 photocopiable pages, aligned to the 12 books in Dandelion Readers Vowel Spellings Level 3.
Activities are organized by book and include:
Book 1 – ai / ay / a / a-e / ea spelling for /ā/
Word reading, spelling, and phonemic awareness practice
Book 2 – ee / e / ea / y spelling for /ē/
Decoding, spelling, and fluency development
Book 3 – oa / o / ow / oe / o-e spelling for /ō/
Word work, sentence reading, and comprehension
Book 4 – ur / er / ir / or / ear spelling for /er/
Phonics practice, vocabulary, and sentence-level reading
Book 5 – ea spelling for /ē/, /ā/, and /ĕ/
Decoding and spelling of multiple vowel spellings
Book 6 – ow spelling for /ow/ and /ō/
Word reading, spelling, and oral language activities
Book 7 – oo / ew / ue / u-e spelling for /ū/
Focused decoding and fluency practice
Book 8 – igh / i / y / ie / i-e spelling for /ī/
Phonics reinforcement and comprehension tasks
Book 9 – oo spelling as in book or look
Contrastive vowel practice and word work
Book 10 – aw / a / al / au spelling for /aw/
Sentence reading, spelling, and comprehension
Book 11 – oi / oy / uoy spelling for /oi/
Decoding, spelling, and fluency activities
Book 12 – ar / or / air spelling for /ar/
Application of learned vowel spellings through reading and writing
Additional features include:
- Phonemic awareness and phonics activities
- Two consolidation games in each chapter
- Spelling assessments that may be used as spelling lists
- Vocabulary and comprehension activities designed to follow reading
PAIRS WITH
Phonic Books Dandelion Readers Vowel Spellings Level 3
A fully decodable reading series for beginner readers aged 4–7. Each book introduces four to five alternative spellings for a vowel sound, allowing children to read independently while building decoding skills, fluency, and confidence.
