Reading Worksheets

Engaging Decodable Stories, Comprehension Worksheets, and Standards-Aligned Reading Tools

Science of Reading meets Whole Language, decodable Texts
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Welcome to BrainySheets — Research-Based Reading for Real Success

At BrainySheets.com, we believe every child deserves access to high-quality, Science of Reading-inspired resources that are both engaging and effective. That’s why we’ve created a massive library of decodable texts, comprehension worksheets, and phonics-based reading passages that are set out to blend the best of structured literacy, Orton-Gillingham, Fountas & Pinnell, Sonday System, and more.

Our materials are influenced by the reading rope — from phonemic awareness and phonics to fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Whether you're teaching blending, segmenting, high-frequency words, syllable types, or morphology, our resources are built for explicit instruction, small group intervention, and independent practice.

Each Brainy Sheet includes:

  • A carefully leveled decodable or grade-level text

  • Comprehension questions geared towards Common Core and NWEA MAP standards

  • A built-in coaching guide for parents, teachers, and interventionists

In a reading world where everyone boasts that they have the secret sauce that's research-backed, BrainySheets aims to use them all, not pit them against each other. We strive to support RTI, MTSS, differentiation, and data-driven instruction with tools designed for progress monitoring, formative assessment, and easy integration into guided reading, strategy groups, or writer’s workshop.

Perfect for people embracing LETRS training, trauma-informed teaching, and culturally responsive classrooms, BrainySheets aims to bring clarity and usability to the changing world of reading instruction.

Everything is built by real classroom teachers.

Let’s help every student build confidence, joy, and mastery in reading — one printable at a time.

Disclaimer: BrainySheets.com is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected to any trademarked programs or publishers mentioned, including Orton-Gillingham®, Fountas & Pinnell®, the Sonday System®, or LETRS®. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are used here for descriptive and educational purposes only.

FAQ

  • BrainySheets.com is a free educational resource that provides printable reading worksheets aligned with the Science of Reading and Common Core standards. Our collection includes decodable texts, comprehension passages, and teacher guides for grades 1–5, organized by Fountas & Pinnell levels and phonics patterns.

  • We organize our worksheets by both grade level and reading skill. If you're looking for grade-based content, you can browse by 1st–5th grade. If you're following phonics instruction, you can explore by CVC words, blends, digraphs, silent e, long vowel teams, r-controlled vowels, and advanced phonics patterns.

  • Decodable texts are specially written stories that align with a phonics skill students have already learned—like CVC words or digraphs. They help beginning readers build confidence, fluency, and decoding accuracy by practicing words they can sound out. BrainySheets.com offers decodable texts organized by phonics pattern, so students can read with success at every stage.

  • A BrainySheets subscription gives you unlimited access to our entire collection of reading resources—organized by grade level, phonics pattern, Fountas & Pinnell level, and Common Core standard. Members also receive exclusive new releases, bonus bundles, and special features designed to support classroom instruction, homeschool learning, and intervention planning.

  • Our decodable texts are carefully designed using structured literacy principles and follow a phonics progression built around real classroom use. Each story includes comprehension questions, a parent/teacher guide, and a “Sounding Out” word list to support fluency and decoding—all in one printable worksheet.

  • Absolutely. BrainySheets are ideal for Response to Intervention (RTI), Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), guided reading groups, and independent practice. Each resource is crafted to support differentiated instruction and build reading confidence across skill levels.