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Decodable Readers
Elizabeth Richards is proud to offer the highly acclaimed and evidence-based Beanstalk Books Decodable Readers series as part of our growing literacy resource collection. Beanstalk Decodable Readers are a collection of readers, workbooks and Teacher Books that delivers 100% decodable reading books around a phonics sequence for young children and older, struggling readers. Each decodable reader is built on the principles of the science of reading and supports a worldwide movement of evidence-based reading instruction. read more...
Elizabeth Richards is proud to partner with Junior Learning Australia and Beanstalk Books to bring you the Beanstalk Books Letters & Sounds decodable reading program.
Decodable Readers teach children systematic phonics in a sequential progression, as children begin their journey of learning to read. Every child that learns to read in this way can build in confidence and reading success right from the start.
What is a Decodable Reader?
Letters & Sounds is a phonics-based reading program designed to teach the letter patterns of the English language and to help children become fluent readers by the age of 7. The program follows a systematic progression, where children are introduced to a core set of letters (s, a, t, p, i, n, m) and are encouraged to build words and play with these new sounds.
A decodable reading book is a book that only contains phonetics that a child has already learnt. For instance, a child starting in the earliest stages of reading who has learnt the sounds s / a / t / p, would be able to decode words in a book such as at, sat, tap, and pat. Therefore, the decodable book would only contain these words and would not introduce any unfamiliar letters and sounds.
The Letters & Sounds Decodable Readers range are 100% decodable. These decodable readers are designed to help children build on their reading success and feel a sense of accomplishment as they work their way through each decodable story. Each Letters & Sounds series of books follows children week-by-week through the program providing text-based context so children can practice their emerging reading skills. Every story in both the fiction and non-fiction range of books has been written with a strictly controlled text.
Why use Decodable Readers?
Reading non-decodable, or partially decodable books can be demotivating and frustrating for children learning to read. When children read a fully decodable book, they can use their decoding skills to read words. Being able to decode all the words in a book, builds fluency and self-confidence.
Learning to read isn’t always that simple. Many (if not most) children will benefit from using a systematic phonics-based approach when learning to read. As children learn using a phonics-based approach, decodable books become a key component of this learning process.