Abstract
Three Story Builder books and a parent handbook were designed to improve literacy in students who are first learning to read, and students who are at risk of reading failure. They can also be used to support phonological awareness and decoding skills in students who are not struggling to read. These materials support and facilitate literacy learning at home or in the classroom and in both individual and group settings. The Story Builder incorporates color coordinated letter cards to tell a story. The student has the ability to change the story by changing the colors used. Research strongly supports that explicit training in phonemic and phonological awareness results in reading acquisition, decoding skills, reading fluency, and spelling. Phonemic awareness and decoding skills were the focus of the Story Builder book. Phonological awareness was the focus of the parent handbook. Due to a lack of similar resources, and based on the literacy research conducted, it was evident there was a need for such specific literacy supporting materials.