For those of you who have used my free Short Vowel Stories to practice phonics with your emergent readers, here’s an easy next step: a FREE and adapted version of Teach Me to Read Duets.

Fifteen years ago or so, I wrote these little stories for my daughter when she was learning to read.

Then, about two years ago, I adapted them for my son with Down Syndrome. Compared to the original version, the font size is larger, there are two spaces between each word, and there are larger gaps between each line. I also broke this book up into three smaller books (A, B, and C), all of which are included in this file.

Well, my son whizzed through them nearly as quickly as I could adapt them. Just recently, I pulled them out again for a young boy in our Down Syndrome Co-op, who had just completed the Short Vowel Stories. Easy-peasy! He read several pages in one lesson. So I thought I really ought to post this one.

Take a look:

Following the same format as Short Vowel Stories, new words are introduced at the top of page or at the beginning of each story. The words are then reinforced in the context of a short story or poem. Parents read the starred lines and children read the rest.

Before beginning with this book, I suggest you start with the Adapted Short Vowel Stories for Young Beginners, It is also available on this blog for free, or you can purchase it at Amazon.

They are by no means a complete reading curriculum, but rather serve as fun supplemental reading.

Download Teach Me to Read Duets, Adapted Version here:

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I hope you and your kids enjoy it!