Unfortunately, Modern Curriculum Press Phonics Practice Readers are out of print.
Use these phonetically controlled stories to help students thoroughly learn, practice, and apply phonics—independently and with growing confidence. These are the Phonics Practice Readers recommended in The Well Trained Mind by Jessie Wise and Susan Wise Bauer.
- A Comparison and overview of the series is available.
Set C1 Phonics Practice Readers

C1 Phonics Practice Readers
Publisher: Modern Curriculum Press (MCP)
ISBN-13: 9780813606095
ISBN-10: 0813606098
MCP Phonics Practice Readers C Set 1 covers short vowels and includes ten readers plus a Teacher’s Guide. Titles of the readers in this set are:
- Pam’s Pal
- A Rat in a Hat
- Big Wig
- Vic and Lil
- Cob on a Cot
- The Fox and the Hog
- A Wet Hen
- The Vet
- A Pup is a Pup
- Cubs with a Rug
Out of Print~No Longer Available
Set C2 Phonics Practice Readers

C2 Phonics Practice Readers
Publisher: Modern Curriculum Press (MCP)
ISBN-13: 9780813606101
ISBN-10: 0813606101
This set covers long vowels with 10 Readers plus Teacher’s Guide. Titles of the readers in the MCP Phonics Practice Readers C Set 2 are:
- Cat Games
- Kate’s Tail
- Ike-Ike Rides a Bike
- Pat’s Lime
- Don Dole
- Toad and the Goat
- A Meal for Pete
- A Fun Week for Miss Dee
- A Mule in June
- Cute Sue
Out of Print~No Longer Available
Set C3 Phonics Practice Readers

C3 Phonics Practice Readers
Publisher: Modern Curriculum Press (MCP)
ISBN-13: 9780813606118
ISBN-10: 081360611X
This set covers blends with 10 Readers plus Teacher’s Guide. Titles of the readers in the MCP Phonics Practice Readers C Set 3 are:
- A Trip-Trap Train
- What Can A Crab Grab
- Is Glen a Flop
- A Glob of Glue
- Stan and Scott Are Twins
- Spikes Sled
- The Queen and the Squid
- Squeak and Squeal
- A Skunk in Camp
- The King’s Gold Ring
Out of Print~No Longer Available
Set C4 Phonics Practice Readers

C4 Phonics Practice Readers
Publisher: Modern Curriculum Press (MCP)
ISBN-13: 9780813606125
ISBN-10: 0813606128
This set covers digraphs with 10 Readers plus Teacher’s Guide. Titles of the readers in the Series C Set 4 are:
- Shag and Shep
- Trish’s Wish
- Beth’s Bath
- The Lost Tooth
- Chuck’s Lunch
- The Chick That Hatched
- The White Whale
- Will and His Whippet
- Phil and Phyllis and
- Josephine and Ralph
Out of Print~No Longer Available