What are Decodable Books?

Decodable books are tremendously helpful for beginning readers and are a tool to practice new phonics skills. These books contain words with sounds that will need to be taught. After a student has learned a new letter-sound correspondence and has practiced that new sound, it is time to put that newly acquired knowledge into context with decodable books.

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What Students Will Learn

  • Consonants

    In our Off We Go! series, students will learn all of the consonants and the short a sound.

  • Short Vowels

    In Level 1, students will get lots of practice reading short vowels in CVC words.

  • Digraphs

    In Level 2, they will get lots of practice reading two letters that make up one sound, such as:

  • Glued sounds

    In Level 3, they will get lots of practice reading the tricky glued sounds, -ing, -ink, -ang, -ank.

  • Blends

    In Level 3, students will practice beginning blends, and in Level 4 they will practice ending blends, such as:

  • Clusters

    In Level 4, students will have the chance to read words with clusters str, spl, scr, spr.

  • Compound Words

    In Level 4, students will get the opportunity to practice reading compound words.
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Why Whole Phonics Works

    Easy to Use

    We introduce one sound at a time and provide plenty of opportunities to practice new sounds. This approach makes learning attainable, setting children up for success.

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    Stories Kids Love

    Kids love reading these books again and again, and more practice means they’re building a stronger foundation.

    Character Continuity

    The characters students meet appear again and again throughout the series. Children become invested in reading the next book to find out what happens to their new friends.

    Don't Just Take Our Word For It

    The components of our program are the same components that are recommended in the highly regarded National Reading Panel report.

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    What Parents are Saying

    • “As soon as my granddaughter started making her way through the Whole Phonics readers, the code started to make sense to her and her reading took off. Over and over she demanded to read the “next book” because she was so thrilled to be able to read.”

      - Louisa Moats, founder of LETRS

    • "My daughter has dyslexia and we have a hard time finding books that she can read fluently and also have a good story with dialogue.

      She brought home a Whole Phonics book and enjoyed reading it. It made us both laugh!"

      - Connecticut  Mom

    • “Before we started the set, Abigail  dreaded reading and truly struggled. Once we started, I saw a huge difference. Now she gets up in the morning and reads the books by herself! I just bought the second set and can’t wait for them to arrive. I love how accessible and silly they are.”

      - Jenny, Parent