Orton Gillingham Decodable Stories Level 5: Jake and Dave Fly a Kite is a structured decodable reader designed for developing readers practising phonics through the Orton Gillingham approach.
This Level 5 story provides focused practice with magic e words in which the silent e makes the preceding vowel long. Readers practise the patterns a_e, i_e, and o_e, the trigraph dge as in budge, and the suffix s added to magic e words while keeping the silent e.
Carefully controlled text helps children apply previously learned phonics skills while building accurate decoding, fluency, confidence, and reading independence.
Is This the Right Level?
Level 5 is designed for readers who:
Are comfortable reading short vowel words, digraphs, consonant blends, and simple sentences
Are ready to practise magic e words with long vowel sounds
Need practice with the patterns a_e, i_e, and o_e
Are beginning to read words with dge
Are learning to add the suffix s to magic e words
Benefit from controlled text and repeated reading
Phonics Skills Practiced
Magic e words with long vowel sounds
The patterns a_e, i_e, and o_e
The trigraph dge, as in budge
Suffix s added to magic e words
Review of short vowels, digraphs, blends, and suffixes
Examples include Jake, Dave, ride, bikes, kite, smile, race, slide, slides, home, and budge.
Sight and Story Words Practiced
their, they, park, says, holds, go, are, tree, going, feed, birds, climbs, oh, no, string, strong, some, was
These words should be reviewed before reading. Most other words in the story are intended to be decoded using previously taught phonics skills.
About the Story
Jake and Dave ride their bikes to the park to fly Jake's kite. The wind is strong, and the kite flies high before getting stuck in a tree.
Dave climbs up to get the kite, and the friends continue their day at the park. They race to the swings and slide, have a snack, feed the birds, and ride their bikes home.
This simple and engaging story helps developing readers practise controlled decoding while building fluency, confidence, and comprehension.
Who This Book Is For
• Orton Gillingham tutors
• Teachers using structured literacy approaches
• Reading intervention teachers
• Parents supporting targeted reading practice at home
• Homeschool families
• Children with dyslexia or other reading challenges
Key Features
• Carefully controlled decodable text
• Level 5 magic e and long vowel practice
• Practice with dge and suffix s
• Clear and simple sentence structures
• Full page illustrations to support comprehension
• Repetition to support accuracy and fluency
• Designed for guided practice and repeated reading
Written by Tammy Harris, an Orton Gillingham certified reading tutor with over eight years of experience supporting students with dyslexia and other reading difficulties.
This book is intended for educational reading practice and is not a substitute for professional instruction or individualized educational planning.
