Decodable Books

Focus on a Single Decoding Strategy

Focus on a Single Decoding Strategy

The story will contain words which use this concept, allowing the student to practice what they have learned from the corresponding lesson in the reading program.

The books can also be used as stand alone decodable books, or they can be used for reading practice in conjunction with other phonics programs.

The Tour uses the Two Ways (part 1) concept. The Two Ways is a phonics concept that teaches the vowel teams that have two different sounds they can make. For example, the ou can make two different sounds, as in the words ‘count’ and ‘soup,’ and the ow can make two different sounds like in ‘plow’ and ‘grow.’

Decodable Books at Just Right Levels

• Level 1– Appropriate for students in grades 1-2.  Very short sentences, mostly containing sight words.  Only 1 or 2 words per sentence need to be decoded. Each page only has 1 sentence.  Text is quite large. Large pictures accompany the text on each page. 

• Level 2– Appropriate for students in grades 2-3.  Longer sentences with 2-3 words that need to be decoded.  Each page only has 1 sentence. Text is smaller than level 1. Large pictures accompany the text on each page. 

• Level 3– Appropriate for students in grades 3-4.  Longer sentences with more frequency of words that need to be decoded. Each sentence has 2-3 phrases.  Each page has multiple sentences.  Smaller pictures accompany the text on each page. 

• Level 4– Appropriate for students in grades 4-6.  Longest sentences of all the levels. Sentences have 2-3 phrases.  Each page only has a large number of sentences.  Pictures are only included every few pages.

The Tour Decodable Books