Author D Passmore Books

  The Vowel Tree Christmas Tale , by D. Passmore Join A, E, I, O, and U on a festive phonics adventure! As the five little vowels work together to decorate their Christmas tree, young readers discover how the vowel sounds grow from single letters into powerful vowel teams. This colorful, holiday-themed story blends early reading skills with lessons of teamwork, friendship, and fun—making phonics merry and bright.  Supports early literacy skills, including vowel recognition, vowel teams, and phonemic awareness. Ideal for read-alouds, small-group phonics lessons, and holiday literacy centers. The five short vowels use teamwork to fill up the Christmas tree. The consonant letters cheer them on from beneath the tree. Silent GH sneaks up the tree to join letter I and help out in the spelling.  Get this book on Amazon today. Look for more books to follow in this series Pure Joy Phonics Follow on Facebook,  YouTube, and TPT   - Pure Joy Teaching

  The Vowel Tree , by D. Passmore The short vowels use teamwork to make more vowel sounds. The Vowel Tree is a playful phonics story that teaches young readers how vowels work together to create long, short, and diphthong sounds. Through teamwork, friendship, and fun, children build strong spelling and reading skills while learning that vowels are better together. The vowel adventure starts with the short vowel sounds and moves through long sounds with magic E, Vowel teams for long and short sounds, and includes the other helpful consonant letters like tricky Y, W, and gh. What is a vowel tree? Designed to support early literacy development, this engaging phonics story introduces vowel teams in a memorable and meaningful way. By combining spelling patterns with lessons about friendship and cooperation, The Vowel Tree helps children build confidence in reading and spelling. When to use ue or ui? Pages that explain the reason for spelling patterns. See the letter U peek...