Phonics is a decoding skill that's used to help adults improve their reading skills. Using phonics makes learners feel more at ease when learning to read. It means they have a way to decode the words on the page. Short A Words book introduces adult learners to words that have the short ""A"" sound in them. There are words like, camp, rat, slap, van, hand and mad. Short A Words book uses large font and images to make reading easier. Short A Words book has sight word sentences. It ends with the learner reading long reading passages that focus on words with the short ""A"" sound. Each sentence and reading passage is accompanied by an image which will help the learner know what the sentence is about and will help them decode the words better.