Orton-Gillingham Decodable Stories: Level 6: The School Trip - Orton-Gillingham Decodable Stories

Orton-Gillingham Decodable Stories Level 6: The School Trip is a structured decodable reader designed for developing readers learning through the Orton-Gillingham approach.

This Level 6 story builds on short vowel words, magic e words, digraphs, consonant blends, suffixes, and two-syllable words. It provides focused practice with r-controlled vowels ar, or, er, ir, and ur, the vowel team ee, both sounds of oo, and more complex beginning blends such as thr.

Examples include farm, term, horses, birds, burp, green, three, sheep, goose, woods, and food.

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 6 is designed for readers who:

• Can read short vowel words, magic e words, digraphs, and consonant blends
• Are ready to practise r-controlled vowels
• Are learning the vowel teams ee and oo
• Are beginning to read more complex blends and two-syllable words
• Benefit from controlled text, guided practice, and rereading

Phonics Skills Practiced

• R-controlled vowels ar, or, er, ir, and ur
• The vowel team ee
• Both sounds of oo, as in goose, food, and woods
• The beginning blend thr, as in three and through
• Two-syllable word practice
• Review of previously taught phonics patterns

Sight and Story Words Practiced

they, saw, very, through, one, other, out, off, their, there, go, school, children, close, asleep

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

A grade three class rides a green bus to a farm for an end-of-term school trip. The children visit the barn, see sheep, pigs, horses, chickens, and rabbits, and feed some of the animals.

They run through a maze, wake a sleeping goose, eat lunch at the park, and take a short hike in the woods. After a full day of activities, the children ride back to school and fall asleep on the bus.

The simple sequence of events helps developing readers follow the story while practising controlled decoding, fluency, 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 difficulties

Key Features

• Carefully controlled decodable text
• Level 6 r-controlled vowel practice
• Practice with ee, both sounds of oo, and thr
• Two-syllable word practice
• Clear and simple sentence structures
• Full-page illustrations to support comprehension
• 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.