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Phonics Reader – Snow
Free Online Phonics Story for Beginning Readers
Snow is a short, easy-to-read phonics story that helps children practice short and long vowel sounds. With simple sentences and cheerful winter imagery, this story supports early reading fluency and sound recognition.
In this story, it is snowing. Pat has a hat. Pat has a coat. Pat can go in the snow. Children practice decoding short and long vowel patterns while following Pat’s snowy adventure.
Letter–Sound Correspondence
Short Vowels
- /ă/ sound spelled a (pat, has, hat, can)
- /ĭ/ sound spelled i (it, in)
Long Vowels
- /ō/ sound spelled o (go)
- /ō/ sound spelled ow (snow)
- /ō/ sound spelled oa (coat)
Consonants
- /c/ sound spelled c (can, coat)
- /g/ sound spelled g (go)
- /h/ sound spelled h (has, hat)
- /n/ sound spelled n (can, in, snow)
- /p/ sound spelled p (pat)
- /s/ sound spelled s (snow)
- /t/ sound spelled t (it, coat, hat)
- /z/ sound spelled s (is, has)
Consonant Digraphs
- /ŋ/ sound spelled ng (snowing)
Phonics Focus
- Practices short vowels along with long vowel patterns oa and ow.
- Introduces simple winter vocabulary like snow, coat, and hat.
- Encourages blending, decoding, and fluency with repetitive structure.
- Ideal for beginning readers developing confidence with CVC and CVVC words.
Perfect for Phonics Lessons
- Great for guided reading, phonics practice, or winter-themed literacy centers.
- Simple text supports independent reading and sound recognition.
- Bright seasonal context keeps early learners engaged.
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