"Now I'm Reading!" The Best of Phonics and Literature A proven step-by-step program that guides beginning readers from their first read-along books to the excitement of independent reading. Pre-Reader * Read-along books * Strong picture clues * Predictable patterned text * Letter and sound recognition Level 1 * Short vowel sounds * Simple consonant sounds * Beginning sight word introduction Level 2 * Long vowel and short vowel sounds * More simple consonants * Beginning sight word reinforcement Level 3 * New vowel sounds * Consonant blends * Double consonants * Longer words and sentences Level 4 * Advanced word skills * Silent letters * Multi-syllable words and compound words * Some contractions Independent * High-interest topics * Uses all previous phonics skills * Challenging vocabulary words and information.