A1 Dutch Short Stories
Long vowels and diphthongs. Real little stories with capitals and paragraphs. 10 stories are free to read here; the rest are in the reading app.
Book 2 · A1
De Lange Klanken
Focus: long vowels aa, ee, ie, oo, uu. The long vowels and the open syllable rule. Capital letters and short paragraphs start here.
Chapter 1: the sound "aa"
Chapter 2: the sound "ee"
Chapter 3: the sound "ie"
Chapter 4: the sound "oo"
Chapter 5: the sound "uu"
Book 3 · A1
De Tweeklanken
Focus: diphthongs oe, ui, eu, ei/ij, ou/au. The sounds that make Dutch sound Dutch, one per chapter, in short everyday scenes.
Chapter 1: the sound "oe"
Chapter 2: the sound "ui"
Chapter 3: the sound "eu"
Chapter 4: the sound "ei/ij"
Chapter 5: the sound "ou/au"
Read it with sound and colour
In the Dutch Fluency reading app every chapter comes with real narration, a colour code for every sound, the word list first, questions after the stories and a short dictation. Chapter 1 is free without an account.