Skill 6 of 10
Decodable books for vowel teams
Vowel teams are two vowels that work together to spell a single sound, like the ai in rain, the ee in green, or the oa in boat. Readers usually meet them after they've gotten comfortable with short vowels, silent-e, and the common consonant patterns, which makes vowel teams one of the first places a child moves beyond one-letter, one-sound decoding. Teams that spell a long vowel tend to come first, as in feet and beach, with the trickier variant teams following once those are secure. A good sign your student is ready is when they read short-vowel and silent-e words comfortably but start to hesitate or guess whenever two vowels sit side by side.
That's the moment to slow down and name what's happening: the pair is a team, and it says one sound. Decodable series handle this stretch at different paces. Flyleaf Reading Series and Just Right Reader Decodables fold vowel teams into short, readable stories, while Phonic Books' Talisman and Totem introduce them inside a longer narrative for readers ready to sustain more text. Whichever you choose, the aim is the same: enough repetition that a team like ai or oa becomes automatic rather than a puzzle to solve mid-sentence.
44 book sets — sets that introduce this skill are listed first.
All About Learning Press
All About Reading Level 3 Materials
Level 3 of 4
Bob Books
Set 4: Complex Words
Set 4 of 5
Charge Mommy Books
Stage 7: Vowel Teams Decodable Reader Set
Stage 7
Charge Mommy Books
Stage 7: Nonfiction Decodable Science Reader Set
Stage 7 (Science)
Charge Mommy Books
Stage 9: Advanced Spelling Patterns Decodable Reader Set
Stage 9
Flyleaf Publishing
Reading Series Three | Book Set (19 Titles)
Series 3 of 3
Junior Learning
Letters & Sounds Phase 5 Set 1 Fiction
Phase 5, Set 1 (Fiction)
Junior Learning
Letters & Sounds Phase 5 Set 1 Non-Fiction
Phase 5, Set 1 (Non-Fiction)
Junior Learning
Letters & Sounds Phase 5 Set 2 Fiction
Phase 5, Set 2 (Fiction)
Junior Learning
Letters & Sounds Phase 5 Set 2 Non-Fiction
Phase 5, Set 2 (Non-Fiction)
Junior Learning
Science Decodables Phase 5 Non-Fiction
Phase 5 (Non-Fiction)
Junior Learning
Sound Families Long Vowel Fiction Phase 5.5
Long Vowels (Phase 5.5), Fiction
Junior Learning
Sound Families Long Vowels Non-Fiction Phase 5.5
Long Vowels (Phase 5.5), Non-Fiction
Junior Learning
The Beanies HiLo Set 1 Decodable Readers - Vowel Sounds (Phase 5)
Vowel Sounds (Phase 5)
Just Right Reader
2nd Grade Decodables
2nd Grade
Just Right Reader
Success Series™ Library - Intermediate
Intermediate
Phonic Books
Dandelion Readers Vowel Spellings Level 1
Vowel Spellings, Level 1
Phonic Books
Dandelion Readers Vowel Spellings Level 2
Vowel Spellings, Level 2
Phonic Books
Dandelion Readers Vowel Spellings Level 3
Vowel Spellings, Level 3
Phonic Books
Dragon Eggs
Complete set
Phonic Books
Island Adventure
Complete set
Phonic Books
Moon Dogs Set 3 Vowel Spellings
Set 3: Vowel Spellings
Phonic Books
Rescue
Complete set
Phonic Books
Talisman 1
Series 1
Phonic Books
The Fact Files 3
Set 3
Reading Elephant
20 Extra Decodable Books for Long Vowels
Extra – Long Vowels
Reading Elephant
Series 9-13 – Long Vowel Series – 26 Decodable Books
Series 9-13
All About Learning Press
All About Reading Level 2 Materials
Level 2 of 4
Bob Books
Set 5: Long Vowels
Set 5 of 5
Junior Learning
Letters & Sounds Phase 3 Set 1 Fiction
Phase 3, Set 1 (Fiction)
Junior Learning
Letters & Sounds Phase 3 Set 1 Non-Fiction
Phase 3, Set 1 (Non-Fiction)
Junior Learning
Letters & Sounds Phase 3 Set 2 Fiction
Phase 3, Set 2 (Fiction)
Junior Learning
Letters & Sounds Phase 3 Set 2 Non-Fiction
Phase 3, Set 2 (Non-Fiction)
Junior Learning
Science Decodables Phase 3 Non-Fiction
Phase 3 (Non-Fiction)
Junior Learning
The Beanies HiLo Set 1 Decodable Readers - Phonics (Phase 3)
Phonics (Phase 3)
Junior Learning
The Pods - Early Decodables - Phonics (Phase 3)
Phonics (Phase 3)
Just Right Reader
Success Series™ Library - Advanced
Advanced
Phonic Books
Alba
Complete set
Phonic Books
Dandelion Readers Further Spellings and Suffixes Level 4
Further Spellings & Suffixes, Level 4
Phonic Books
Hidden in Paris
Complete set
Phonic Books
Pet Sitters
Complete set
Phonic Books
Talisman 2
Series 2
Phonic Books
Titan's Gauntlets
Complete set
Phonic Books
Totem
Complete set
Common questions
What are decodable books for vowel teams?
Two vowels working together to spell one sound: ai, ay, ee, ea, oa. Often taught as long-vowel teams first, with variant teams later. 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 published scope and sequence — never from third-party spreadsheets — and each record links its source. Sets that introduce vowel teams as the new skill are listed before sets that only practice it.