Home / Shop
Decodable Books - Proficient Level (Set of 15 Books)


- Description
Our second set of decodable books is now available! This set of fifteen books aligns with the scope and sequence of our Proficient Foundational Reading Program, which is the equivalent of first grade reading instruction.
Decodable Books are books that include text that can be read phonetically using the rules of phonics instruction taught up to that point. This set of fifteen books features four books printed in full-color and the remaining eleven books that feature black and white illustrations. Each book contains a discussion on vocabulary and comprehension. Three of these books are I Read/You Read nonfiction titles that requires the child to read the top portion of decodable text and the educator to read the bottom paragraph to build background knowledge.
The books follow the Pathways to Reading phonics scope and sequence for first grade:
Unit 1: Stick Bugs (I Read/You Read Nonfiction Title)
- Short Vowels
- Consonant digraphs -th, -ck
Unit 2: What Jumps?
- Short Vowels
- Consonant digraphs -ch, -sh
- Phonics Guide: Defender -c
Unit 3: Ding Dong
- Short Vowels
- Consonant digraph -ng
- Rime units -ing, -ang, -ong, -ung
Unit 4: Safe on a Bike (preview here)
- Long vowels -a_e, -ee, -i_e, -o_e, -u_e
- Phonics Guides: What's Your Name -e?, Two -e's Stick Together
Unit 5: Save Will the Whale
- Short vowels
- Long vowels -a_e, -ee, -i_e, -o_e, -u_e
- Consonant digraph -wh
Unit 6: The Duck's Wish (preview here)
- Long vowels -a_e, -ee, -i_e, -o_e, -u_e
- Consonants -qu, -x, -y
Unit 7: A Day on a Sail Boat
- Vowels -ea, -oa, -ai, -ay
- Phonics Guide: -ay at the end
Unit 8: The Race (I Read/You Read Nonfiction Title)
- -c followed by -e, -i, or -y says /s/
- -g followed by -e, -i, or -y says /j/
- Phonics Guide: -ge at the end of a word says /j/
Unit 9: The Boy and His Droid
- Vowels -oi/oy, -oo (as in book), -oo (as in moon)
- Phonics Guide: -oy at the end of a word/syllable
- Introduction to Multisyllable Words: Open and Closed Syllables
Unit 10: The Summit (I Read/You Read Nonfiction Title - preview here)
- Vowels -ou/ow, -au/aw
- Phonics Guide: -aw, ow at the end of a word
- Multisyllable Focus: Double-consonants
Unit 11: My Smart Car
- R-controlled Vowels -er, -ir, -ur, -ar, -or
- Multisyllable Focus: Suffixes -ing, -er, -y, -ly
Unit 12: The Fairy Tale Forest
- Phonics Guide: -dge, -tch
- Multisyllable Focus: Plural nouns add -s or -es, Verbs add -s or -es
Unit 13: The Last Campfire
- Multisyllable Focus: Past-tense Suffix -ed
Unit 14: Buggle Muggle
- Multisyllable Focus: -le suffix
Unit 15: Lucy's Picture Adventure
- Multisyllable Focus: Suffixes -tion and -ture
Wondering what the difference is between decodable books and leveled readers? Learn more here.
Looking for additional decodable resources? Check out our set of Basic Decodable Books (perfect for kindergarten-age instruction) and our Dive Into Reading booklet, which includes decodable words, sentences, and paragraphs aligned with each of the above phonics skills.