The science of reading emphasizes explicit phonics instruction, which teaches students the relationships between letters and the sounds they make. These readers are specifically designed to align with this approach. They present predictable words that follow specific phonics rules, allowing students to decode new words by sounding them out.

Decodable reading passages are a great way to teach phonics skills to first graders while also increasing reading comprehension and fluency. Check out this blog post to learn how to use the decodable readers in your classroom and grab a free sample.

If you're not sure how to use decodable readers in kindergarten to support beginning readers, check out these helpful tips and resources!

Grab this set of 4 free winter themed decodable readers for your kindergarten or first grade students. This adorable set of winter decodable decodable books includes themes you can use before or after winter break. These decodable books for kindergarten are Science of Reading aligned and focus on CVC words, digraphs, and beginning sounds. Grab these free decodable books for your winter themed reading groups, Science of Reading centers, and small groups here.

Grab 5 free Science of Reading aligned Christmas themed decodable readers for your kindergarten or first grade classroom here. These Christmas decodable books are the perfect way to practice decoding and reading words, practice phonics skills, and promote fluency and independence while reading in your kindergarten or first grade classroom. These Christmas decodable readers are also Science of Reading aligned and focus on CVC words, ending blends, and vowel teams in kindergarten or first…

Decodable readers for CVC words, digraphs, long vowels, blends, diphthongs and r-controlled vowels to help build reading skills and fluency.

Learn how to use the science of reading to support pre-readers in your reading small groups and guided reading groups.

What about non-fiction texts? Is there a world where good, decodable science passages can exist? YES! Let's chat about decodable science readers and how to use them in the classroom!

In this blog post: Download a set of decodable readers based on your favorite fairytales and folktales including The Little Red Hen, The Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Jack and the Beanstalk, and The Three Billy Goats Gruff. If you’ve been around for a while, you know that one of my favorite […]

Thanks so much for stopping by to download my Guided Phonics + Beyond aligned Science of Reading FREE decodable word lists. This free INSTANT download contains 5 decodable word list sets. Each set covers a unique skill set. The decodable word lists are 100% aligned to my Guided Phonics + Beyond systematic scope and sequence....