Decodables & Phonics

Riley loves his little airplane and makes it soar and spin in the sky. But will this little airplane also make Riley's big dreams come true? Stairway Decodables is a supplemental phonics resource that's perfect for supporting small group instruction,...

Ears help us hear sounds. Beginning readers hone their phonics skills while learning about different parts of our ears and how they work. As readers practice decoding words with long vowel-r combinations, they gain science knowledge. Every Stairway...

Different kinds of birds live all over the world. Chickadees adapt to cold weather in the north, while African penguins dive to catch fish off the coasts of Africa. Beginning readers hone their phonics skills while learning about unique birds around the...

During the day, most bats sleep hanging from caves or trees. At night, bats come alive, navigating with their ears, hunting bugs, and flying through the dark. Beginning readers hone their phonics skills while learning all about bats and their nighttime...

Hens are female chickens. These birds lay eggs in chicken coops. The eggs hatch into baby chickens, or chicks! Beginning readers hone their phonics skills while learning how hens and chicks grow and how farmers take care of them. As readers practice...

Snacks can be yummy, and they help kids grow! Beginning readers hone their phonics skills while learning about different types of snacks, from sweet treats to nuts and milk that help kids stay strong. As readers practice decoding words with consonant...

Spotted animals are found all around the world. Some spots help animals hide by blending into their surroundings. Beginning readers hone their phonics skills while learning about the many kinds of animals that have spots. As readers practice decoding...

Break down the mysteries of the animal world in this hi-lo scaffolded text. This title layers decoding strategies with comprehension skills to ensure students can access the text as they build content knowledge. With Weird Animal Science: The Breakdown,...

Break down the basics of animals in this hi-lo scaffolded text. This title layers decoding strategies with comprehension skills to ensure students can access the text as they build content knowledge. With Weird Animal Science: The Breakdown, older...

Break down the science of pack animals in this hi-lo scaffolded text. This title layers decoding strategies with comprehension skills to ensure students can access the text as they build content knowledge. With Weird Animal Science: The Breakdown, older...

Break down the science of animal communication in this hi-lo scaffolded text. This title layers decoding strategies with comprehension skills to ensure students can access the text as they build content knowledge. With Weird Animal Science: The...

Break down the science of animal night vision in this hi-lo scaffolded text. This title layers decoding strategies with comprehension skills to ensure students can access the text as they build content knowledge. With Weird Animal Science: The Breakdown,...

Break down the science of spewing animals in this hi-lo scaffolded text. This title layers decoding strategies with comprehension skills to ensure students can access the text as they build content knowledge. With Weird Animal Science: The Breakdown,...

Break down the science of stinging animals in this hi-lo scaffolded text. This title layers decoding strategies with comprehension skills to ensure students can access the text as they build content knowledge. With Weird Animal Science: The Breakdown,...

Break down the science of animal camouflage in this hi-lo scaffolded text. This title layers decoding strategies with comprehension skills to ensure students can access the text as they build content knowledge. With Weird Animal Science: The Breakdown,...

Why is Duke so rude? Find out in this decodable beginning reader focusing on long u. This book uses sequenced phonics skills and sight words to help developing readers. Original illustrations guide readers through the story. Author Cecilia Minden, PhD, a...

Follow Max, Liz, and Chen in Book 2 of the Code Breakers series as they find one answer, only to discover more questions along with it. After cracking a coded message that the three friends discovered in their school, they set out to arrive at the secret...

The mystery of the school mayhem deepens in Book 7 of Code Breakers series as Max, Liz, and Chen chase clues right to the center of it all: the main office! Our three code-cracking friends overhear a conversation in the school's main office about some...

The school janitor knows more than he's willing to say, so it's up to Max, Liz, and Chen to figure out what's got him so on edge in Book 6 of the Code Breakers series. After a series of unexplained messes throughout the school, Mr. Fox, the school...

Max, Liz, and Chen put their puzzling skills to work in Book 3 of the Code Breakers series. Now that they are part of Miss Graph's Code Breakers Club, the three friends are ready to start putting their code breaking skills to the test. And it's just in...

Max, Liz, and Chen finally have answers in Book 8 of the Code Breakers series, but now they're in a race to save the day for the whole school. Having cracked all the codes and put all the clues together, the three friends have figured out what the school...

Max, Liz, and Chen will never take lunch for granted again after they come to the rescue of frazzled school staff in Book 5 of the Code Breakers series. When the food truck fails to deliver what Miss Kintz, the lunch lady, needs to feed the kids, it's...

Max, Liz, and Chen are gathering more clues in Book 4 of the Code Breakers series as teachers keep dodging their questions and acting stranger than usual. The three friends arrive at school one day to find Miss Brook's normally tidy art room a disaster!...

Meet Max, Liz, and Chen in Book 1 of the Code Breakers series as they investigate the strange happenings around their school. When the three friends hear a strange crash in math class, they strike out to discover the source and happen upon a coded...

Come visit the zoo with Chad in this decodable chapter book. This book uses sequenced phonics skills and sight words to help developing readers. Original illustrations guide readers through the story. Author Cecilia Minden, PhD, a literacy consultant and...

It's time for the Red Fin Swim Team to swim their best in this decodable chapter book. This book uses sequenced phonics skills and sight words to help developing readers. Original illustrations guide readers through the story. Author Cecilia Minden, PhD,...

Jack and Meg are on the case in this decodable chapter book. This book uses sequenced phonics skills and sight words to help developing readers. Original illustrations guide readers through the story. Author Cecilia Minden, PhD, a literacy consultant and...

Two teams show how they work together in this decodable chapter book. This book uses sequenced phonics skills and sight words to help developing readers. Original illustrations guide readers through the story. Author Cecilia Minden, PhD, a literacy...

Jip and Jam are on the hunt! What are they looking for? Find out in this decodable chapter book. This book uses sequenced phonics skills and sight words to help developing readers. Original illustrations guide readers through the story. Author Cecilia...

What does it take to win? Find out in this decodable chapter book. This book uses sequenced phonics skills and sight words to help developing readers. Original illustrations guide readers through the story. Author Cecilia Minden, PhD, a literacy...

What games will Max and Ann play during Field Day? Find out in this decodable chapter book. This book uses sequenced phonics skills and sight words to help developing readers. Original illustrations guide readers through the story. Author Cecilia Minden,...

Gage can't wait until it's his turn at bat in this decodable chapter book. This book uses sequenced phonics skills and sight words to help developing readers. Original illustrations guide readers through the story. Author Cecilia Minden, PhD, a literacy...

What's a teacher to do with a class that won't sit still? Find out in this decodable chapter book. This book uses sequenced phonics skills and sight words to help developing readers. Original illustrations guide readers through the story. Author Cecilia...

Break down the science of rogue planets in this hi-lo scaffolded text. This title layers decoding strategies with comprehension skills to ensure students can access the text as they build content knowledge. With Weird Space Science: The Breakdown, older...

Break down the science of space radiation in this hi-lo scaffolded text. This title layers decoding strategies with comprehension skills to ensure students can access the text as they build content knowledge. With Weird Space Science: The Breakdown,...

Break down the science of space signals in this hi-lo scaffolded text. This title layers decoding strategies with comprehension skills to ensure students can access the text as they build content knowledge. With Weird Space Science: The Breakdown, older...

Break down the science of space junk in this hi-lo scaffolded text. This title layers decoding strategies with comprehension skills to ensure students can access the text as they build content knowledge. With Weird Space Science: The Breakdown, older...

Break down the science of planets and moons beyond Earth in this hi-lo scaffolded text. This title layers decoding strategies with comprehension skills to ensure students can access the text as they build content knowledge. With Weird Space Science: The...

Break down the basics of space in this hi-lo scaffolded text. This title layers decoding strategies with comprehension skills to ensure students can access the text as they build content knowledge. With Weird Space Science: The Breakdown, older readers...

Encourage independent content reading with this decodable title introducing key geography standards about places and regions of the world. Perfect for differentiating instruction for those readers in need of foundational reading skill support. In...