Monarch Readers written by Montessori teachers to support early reading skill development. Read more about the creators and this series.
Learn to read with beautiful, phonics-based books that help children see the beauty in themselves and the world. Monarch Reader Level 1-5 (L5670K) set includes all 30 decodable books (Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4, and Level 5). The series moves from letter sounds and CVC words to blends to consonant and vowel diagraphs, as well as r-controlled vowels, open syllables, and inflectional endings (-ed and -ing). The books include 78 color-coded, numbered sight word cards that correspond with the Level 1-5 books.
Looking for the next level readers? Level 6-9 are new! This level includes 24 phonics readers. This next level includes both fictional and non-fiction stories to keep the interest of elementary children. These phonics readers scaffold phonics skills throughout all the readers to build confidence and also to build new skills. The questions in the back of each reader support comprehension practice.
Level 1 - Learn to read with beautiful, phonics-based books that help children see the beauty in themselves and the world. Level 1 focuses on letter sounds and blends and includes 6 individual books: Objects, Animals, The Farm, Red Rods, Picnic and Gran. Level 1 includes 6 color-coded, numbered sight word cards that correspond with the Level 1 books.
Level 2 - Level 2 focuses on blends and glued sounds with short vowels (an, am, -all, -ng + double consonants ff, ll, ss + ck), as well as 2-syllable phonetic words. This level includes 6 individual books: Can the Man?, Sam the Ram, The Ducks, In the Pig Pen, The Red Ball, and Tennis. Level 2 includes 18 color-coded, numbered sight word cards that correspond with the Level 2 books.
Level 3 - Level 3 focuses on Consonant Digraphs and Beginning Vowel Digraphs (ch, sh, th, ee, oo as in book and oo as in moon). This level includes 6 individual books: Lunchtime, The Shell Shop, The Moth, The Seed, The Pirate, and To the Zoo!. Level 3 includes 18 color-coded, numbered sight word cards that correspond with the Level 3 books.
Level 4 - Level 4 focuses on Vowel Digraphs (silent E, ay, oa, ie, oy). This level includes 6 individual books: The Cone, The Cake, A Brave Day, The Big Game, The Softball, and The Sandbox. Level 4 includes 18 color-coded, numbered sight word cards that correspond with the Level 4 books.
Level 5 - Level 5 focuses on r-controlled vowels, open syllables, and inflectional endings (-ed and -ing). This level includes 6 individual books: The Bake Shop, My Birthday, The Hike, The Telescope, The Ocean, and Under the Sea. Level 5 includes 18 color-coded, numbered sight word cards that correspond with the Level 5 books.
Level 6-9 -This level includes 24 phonics readers. This next level includes both fictional and non-fiction stories to keep the interest of elementary children. These phonics readers scaffold phonics skills throughout all the readers to build confidence and also to build new skills. The questions in the back of each reader support comprehension practice.