Skill 4 of 10
Decodable books for glued/welded sounds
Glued sounds, which some programs call welded sounds, are short letter chunks that are easier to learn as one unit than to sound out letter by letter. Endings like -ng and -nk, as in sing, ring, bank, and pink, and patterns like all, am, and an belong here, because the vowel gets pulled toward the consonant and the separate sounds are hard to pry apart cleanly. Rather than fight that, many teachers have children learn the chunk by sight and read it whole. This is a smaller, less standardized category than the others.
Most publishers in this catalog fold these patterns into their regular lessons instead of giving them a set of their own, so you'll often meet -ng and -nk while practicing blends or short vowels. The main exception here is Charge into Reading, whose Stage 5 word-endings set covers -NK directly. If you want heavy, explicit practice with this skill, Wilson-style programs such as Fundations and the Wilson Reading System treat welded sounds as a named category of their own and drill them deliberately. Your child is ready for these chunks once they can blend simple words comfortably, and learning them tends to build confidence.
39 book sets. Sets that introduce this skill come first.
Charge Mommy Books
Stage 5: Word-Ending Spelling Patterns Decodable Reader Set
Stage 5
DOG ON A LOG Books
Five Chapter Books 3
Step 3 of 10
DOG ON A LOG Books
Let's GO! Readers Collection 3
Step 3 of 5
Orca Book Publishers
Frank and the Skunk
Book 2 of 7
Simple Words Books
Fun in the Sun
Early (Step 5)
Simple Words Books
Scrub the Hands
Early (Step 5)
Simple Words Books
Stash the Trash
Early (Step 5)
Simple Words Books
Spring Mess
Early (Step 5)
Whole Phonics
Glued Sounds & CCVC Decodable Book Set
Level 3 of 4
Dash Into Learning
Learn to Read: Phonics Reading Program LEVEL 2 Books + PDF Activity Packs
Set 2 of 3
Ed and Mel's Decodable Adventures
The Black Silk Path
Book 1 of 3
EPS Learning
Storybook Set 4
Set 4 of 6
EPS Learning
Complete Storybook Starter Set (80 Books)
Complete Set (80 books)
EPS Learning
Illustrated Decodable Reader Complete Starter Set A (60 Titles)
Complete Set A (Levels 1-6)
EPS Learning
Illustrated Decodable Reader Complete Starter Set B (60 Titles)
Complete Set B (Levels 1-6)
Express Readers
Step 3 Book Set
Step 3 of 6
Express Readers
Step 3 Supplemental Set
Step 3 Supplemental
Forward Motion Readers
Book 2: Off We Go!
Book 2 of 5
Half-Pint Kids
Level B – Blends & Ends
Level B of 3
Half-Pint Kids
Half-Pint Decodable Readers – Library Edition
Library Edition (Levels A–C)
IMSE
Set B Fiction, Volume 1
Set B (Grade 1), Fiction Volume 1
IMSE
Set B Fiction, Volume 2
Set B (Grade 1), Fiction Volume 2
IMSE
Set B Nonfiction, Volume 1
Set B (Grade 1), Nonfiction Volume 1
Orca Book Publishers
Decodable Collection (Books 1–6)
Collection (Books 1–6)
Really Great Reading
Countdown Decodables: Kindergarten Set
Kindergarten Set
Really Great Reading
Blast Decodables: Grade 1 Set
Grade 1 Set
Really Great Reading
HD Word Decodables: Grades 2–5 Set
Grades 2–5 Set
Simple Words Books
Sam Is Stuck
Novice (Step 6)
Simple Words Books
Fox Hunt (2nd Edition)
Novice (Step 6)
Simple Words Books
The Gold of Black Rock Hill
Novice (Step 6)
Simple Words Books
Back to the Past
Novice (Step 6)
Simple Words Books
Twins Unmet: The Blaze
Intermediate (Step 7)
Simple Words Books
Twins Unmet: Lost on Buke
Intermediate (Step 7)
Simple Words Books
Chapter Books Bundle: Rising, Early, Novice & Intermediate
All Steps (Rising–Intermediate)
SyllaSense
Green Circle - Illustrated
Green Circle - Illustrated
SyllaSense
Green Circle - Photo
Green Circle - Photo
Treasure Bay Books
We Read Phonics – Levels 5–8 Set (16 titles)
Levels 5–8 Set
Treasure Bay Books
Complete We Read Phonics Series (32 titles)
Complete Series (Levels 1-8, 32 titles)
Whole Phonics
WP UFLI All Concepts Decodable Book Set
Complete set
Common questions
What are decodable books for glued/welded sounds?
Letter chunks taught as a unit instead of sound by sound: the -ng and -nk endings, plus all, am, and an. Some programs call these welded sounds. Decodable books for this skill use only words a student can sound out with it (plus previously taught patterns), so new readers practice decoding instead of guessing.
How is this list put together?
Every alignment comes from the publisher's own materials, usually its scope and sequence, and each record links to its source. Sets that introduce glued/welded sounds as a new skill are listed first, followed by sets that practice it.