Description:

Shay and Clay Paint is a decodable with the focus skill of words with vowel teams (ai, ay). This title was specifically designed to support older students as they develop foundational English reading skills, as it emphasize the domains of language development (listening, speaking, reading, writing) with an emphasis on cognates and vocabulary. In Shay and Clay Paint, Shay has a gray horse named Clay, and they love spending time together on the farm. One rainy day, Shay sets up her canvas to paint a snail, but when she steps away, she returns to find the canvas already painted on. Curious, she sneaks a peek and discovers that Clay has been using the paintbrush, showing off his surprising artistic skills.