SES Beginner Readers Are Using "Decodable Books" To Help Make Reading A Snap!
Decodable books are an evidence-based and systematic approach to learning to read in which students learn phonics skills in a sequential and systematic manner. Raider readers learn 44 sounds in the English language and their corresponding letters that represent their sounds. Decodable books include words with phonics patterns that have been taught and begin with consonant - vowel -consonant words and move slowly to include more complex spelling patterns.
“As they learn new sounds and letters, they apply this knowledge through reading enjoyable books,” SISD’s Texas Reading Academy Literacy Coach. “Decodable books encourage children to sound out words by using decoding strategies rather than guessing from what words are from pictures or predicting from other cues. The pictures in decodable books support the story, but not the specific words, so that students learn and practice to read words by utilizing phonics patterns.”
Developing a habit of reading accurately will occur before fluency is expected. After students show strong decoding skills, they are ready to read leveled readers and read books on their own.
This article came from the 2022-2023 Sunnyvale ISD Community Report.