As older students move beyond simple CVC text, they need carefully controlled decodable stories that allow them to apply new phonics skills without sacrificing accuracy or fluency. When consonant blends, digraphs, and suffixes are introduced too quickly or without enough structured practice, readers can struggle to transfer skills to connected text.
Phonic Books Magic Belt is a set of fully decodable readers designed for older, catch-up readers who can read simple CVC words and are ready to progress into more complex phonics patterns. The series follows Zak on an action-packed fantasy quest to find magical gems and save his grandfather, offering high-interest storytelling while maintaining a tightly controlled phonics progression.
The series takes students from CVC and CVCC word structures through consonant blends, consonant digraphs, and suffixes such as -ed and -ing. Each book introduces new phonics elements gradually, while reinforcing previously taught skills through repeated exposure in connected text.
Magic Belt shares the same phonics progression as Phonic Books That Dog! and can be used in parallel to consolidate phonemic knowledge and reading skills. This allows students to strengthen decoding accuracy and fluency without introducing phonics content out of sequence.
Instruction aligns with evidence-based literacy practices and the Science of Reading, making this series suitable for classroom instruction, intervention, and supplemental use.
WHY EDUCATORS CHOOSE THESE BOOKS
- Fully decodable readers with a controlled phonics progression
- Designed for older, struggling or catch-up readers
- Introduces consonant blends, digraphs, and common suffixes
- Action-packed stories that motivate reluctant readers
- Can be used alongside any structured literacy program
KEY SKILLS SUPPORTED
These decodable readers support:
- Decoding CVC and CVCC word structures
- Reading consonant blends and consonant digraphs
- Applying suffixes such as -ed and -ing
- Reading fluency, accuracy, and confidence
- Orthographic mapping through repeated practice
THIS SET INCLUDES
12 fully decodable readers
Age range: 8–14+ years
Sold together as a complete series
Zak goes on a quest to find 10 magical gems to help cure his ill grandfather. Along the way, students practice increasingly complex phonics patterns within a continuous, engaging storyline.
Book 1: The Man in the Mist (CVC, CVCC)
Book 2: Ten Rocks (CVCC)
Book 3: Help Us! (CVCC)
Book 4: The Clam (CVCC, -ed)
Book 5: Crabs! (CCVCC)
Book 6: Crouch! (ch, tch)
Book 7: Hush! (sh)
Book 8: The Sixth Rock (th)
Book 9: Golem of the Rocks (ck, qu)
Book 10: Dung! (ng)
Book 11: The Spilling Pot (wh, -ing)
Book 12: The Simple Plot (le)
WORKS WITH ANY STRUCTURED LITERACY PROGRAM
- Aligns with explicit, systematic phonics instruction
- Supports Science of Reading–aligned practices
- Suitable for classroom, intervention, and MTSS use
- Integrates easily with existing curricula
DISTRICT JUSTIFICATION
Phonic Books Magic Belt supports structured literacy instruction aligned with the Science of Reading by providing fully decodable text with a systematic progression from CVC words through consonant blends, digraphs, and suffixes. Carefully controlled text ensures students practice only taught phonics patterns in connected reading.
Designed for older, catch-up readers, this series builds decoding accuracy, fluency, and confidence, making it appropriate for classroom adoption, intervention programs, and district-wide literacy initiatives.
PAIRS WITH
Magic Belt Activities
A reproducible workbook aligned to the series that supports word building, reading, spelling, writing, and comprehension through structured activities connected to each reader.
(Sold separately)
