The Hummingbird Small-Group Collection consists of all 54 titles from the Hummingbird Collection. With 6 copies of each of the 54 decodable books, this is ideal for small-group instruction.
Total Books = 324
Developed with Brainspring’s trusted Orton-Gillingham expertise, these readers follow a carefully sequenced path that reinforces phonics skills while bringing stories to life through rich characters and imaginative plots.
Designed to grow with the reader, each book builds confidence and fluency by integrating newly learned skills with previously taught concepts. Beyond the books, educators also receive digital access to a detailed Teacher Guide, filled with lesson ideas, Phonics First® Scope and Sequence alignment guides, and support for targeted instruction.
Skills Covered:
- Short Vowel o /ŏ/
- Short Vowel a /ă/
- Short Vowel i /ĭ/
- Short Vowel u /ŭ/
- Digraph ch
- Digraph sh
- Short Vowel e /ĕ/
- Digraph th (hard/soft); w
- Digraph -ck
- Welded Ending -ing
- Long Vowels a, e, i, o, u
- Magic-e (VCe)
- -ff, -ll, -ss, -zz Spelling Rule
- Welded Endings -ng, -nk
- Suffix -s /s/; Suffix -s /z/
- Two-Syllable Compound Words
- Two-Syllable Words
- Two-Letter Beginning Blends
- y /ī/; a /ó/
- Ending Blends
- Two-Letter Beginning and Ending Blends
- -tch /ch/; -dge /j/
- Suffix -ing (no base word spelling change)
- Magic-e (VCe)
- Magic-e (VCe) with Blends and Suffix -s
- Contractions
- Vowel Teams ai /ā/; ea /ē/; oa /ō/
- Vowel Teams -ay /ā/; ee /ē/; -oe /ō/
- Bossy-r er /er/; Diphthong ou /ow/
- Bossy-r ir /er/; ar /ar/; ur /er/; or /or/
- Diphthongs oi /oi/; -oy /oi/
- Diphthongs ow /ó/; ow /ō/
- Diphthongs aw /ó/; oo /ü/; oo /ú/
Click HERE for Title and Skill List
