A colorful approach to vowel sounds, with a fun undersea journey through some of the early building blocks of reading.
A fun way to practice vowels — saying and writing them.
With Short and Long, A Vowel Sounds Workbook, Ocean Edition, your child gets to imagine a magical undersea world of seahorses and mermaids. Castles and treasure chests also appear, with cupcakes at the end!
Pretty cute, but also pretty helpful. 😉
Welcome to Short and Long, Ocean Edition, where learning to read becomes a joyful adventure!
Meet Meg, a friendly mermaid who helps your child explore the sounds short vowels make. And Silas, the seahorse who handles long vowels.
With clear, gentle instruction and hands-on activities, this workbook helps young readers reinforce their knowledge of short and long vowel sounds.
It’s simple, playful, and full of discovery — just right for little learners who are ready to build strong reading foundations.
Whether you’re teaching at home, in a classroom, or guiding your child through independent practice, Short and Long fits beautifully into your reading routine.
Reluctant readers may just be persuaded to complete these ocean themed pages.
Learning to read starts in places like this, repeating sounds, writing out words, and gaining the confidence of a real reader.
Exactly the right question! The book is available on Amazon. (Easiest thing in the world, right?)
Maybe you’re wondering if this is the book for you.
Let’s see if you’re struggling with a reluctant student, or a bored one.
Maybe a better question is this: What isn’t the problem?
It’s the material, the time, and the lack of confidence.
Also the fatigue and the distractions.
Worksheets and workbooks just aren’t fun. Repetition is an important learning tool, but its just so… repetitious.
Plus, it’s sunny outside.
Education is hard work — for teachers, students, and parents. Once you accept that fact, you have to find ways to get it done.
And these foundational years, well, they’re super important. The push is on to build reading skills, step by step.
Good. It means you’re carefully weighing the decision.
It means you care, and you know something is needed. That’s why this book will help.
Part of learning is learning to learn; Opening the part of your mind that longs for better understanding.
For early learners, the method is as important as the material. With that important truth, this book was created. A colorful workbook, with sea creatures who will explain, assure, and praise each step.
Each successful page is a win, celebrated with enthusiasm. Your child will begin by reading, saying, and writing simple words. Short and long vowel sounds will be pointed out, marked, and understood.
Words will be repeated throughout the book, and at the end your little one will be invited to write a story! There’s room for drawing, also.
Really important stuff.
The most basic building blocks of words are learned in kindergarten, first grade, and second grade.
By third grade, they need to be good readers. What does that mean? Reading on grade level according to standardized testing.
When you spend time with your child, opening up the world of literacy, you’re making a huge investment in the security of their future.
Teachers have extensive training and experience in skill building.
Most of the rest of us don’t.
This book doesn’t use big “educator words” or concepts. It’s so easy to understand and follow. The friendly host (Meg the mermaid) will teach your early reader some of the “secret codes” of reading. There will be plenty of practice and plenty of fun. Silas the seahorse helps with his own pages.
Being able to successfully write a short story after all the practice is the perfect ending. Enjoy the moment as your child is welcomed into the “reading club.” The undersea one!
Order now on Amazon. It’s 53 pages of fun and learning. Sounding out long and short vowel sounds, spending a little more time on the more difficult “short” ones.
Plenty of words to read and say, plenty of reinforcement, and pauses along the way to praise that progress!
Vowels, words, and stories, with a twist you won’t find anywhere else.
Work at your own pace. It’s a workbook, but it’s also a funbook.
And it’s time for my confession. I love homework. I love schoolteachers, and kids learning, and reading, and all that.
I love advancing and growing and preparing. I love finding ways to reinforce what’s happening at school. I love those “workarounds” we sometimes invent to get the job done.
What I really love is seeing kids, your kids, conquer something difficult. It’s why the book is here at all. So get it for your child, and begin together.
Find out just how sweet learning is, and enjoy something amazing.
Thanks for being here! 💖
More than that, thanks for showing an interest in what may be one of the most important foundational things you can do for your child.
Still not sure?
Go ahead and put it on your “wish list” at Amazon while you’re thinking about it. That will cost you nothing, and will remind you that you’re interested in your child’s success in education, and willing to do something about it.
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