Stairway Decodables Books for Elementary Schools

[font #000000][font fraunces 28px][b]Take your reading and phonics journey one step at a time.[/b][/font] [font #000000][font 18px][b]Stairway Decodables[/b] are engaging fiction and nonfiction decodable books designed to help beginning readers build phonics skills, reading confidence, and knowledge. Ideal for small-group instruction, independent reading, and practice at home, these decodable books give young readers the experience of successfully reading a “real” book.

[font #000000][font 18px]Grounded in the Science of Reading, Stairway Decodables combine decoding, phonemic awareness, comprehension, vocabulary, and knowledge building. Titles progress through six steps of decoding achievement, with advancing phonics skills and word counts as readers build stamina and confidence. Each 24–32-page book features authentic, engaging content and a minimum of 80% decodability.

[font #000000 fraunces 18px][b]✓ Incorporates components of the Science of Reading[/b][/font] High-quality, acclaimed picture books enrich diverse collections and support read-aloud programs, curriculum connections, and community reading initiatives.

[font #000000 fraunces 18px][b]✓ Supplemental phonics practice[/b][/font] Flexible resources for small-group instruction, independent reading, tutoring, and practice at home.

[font #000000 fraunces 18px][b]✓ Vocabulary and language development[/b][/font] Readers strengthen vocabulary, verbal reasoning, and language structures while decoding phonetically regular words.

[font #000000 fraunces 18px][b]✓ Knowledge-building nonfiction[/b][/font] Decodable nonfiction connects reading practice with key science and social studies topics.

[font #000000 fraunces 18px][b]✓ Highly decodable texts[/b][/font] Every title offers a minimum of 80% decodability.

[font #000000 fraunces 18px][b]✓ Progressive reading practice[/b][/font] Phonics skills and word counts advance as beginning readers build fluency, stamina, and confidence.

[font #000000][font fraunces 28px][b]Turn reading instruction into [font #f37120]successful, sustained reading[/font] with decodable books designed for beginning readers.[/b][/font]

[font #f37120 fraunces 28px][b]Decodables in the Classroom[/b][/font] • Supplemental phonics practice • Small-group phonics instruction • Differentiated instruction for students progressing at different rates • Helps students transition from phonics practice to sustained reading • Fiction and nonfiction choices for independent reading

[font #f37120 fraunces 28px][b]Decodables in the Library[/b][/font] • Fiction and nonfiction books for Early Literacy collections • Reader choice for independent reading • Supports classroom instruction by extending phonics practice • Reinforced library binding designed for circulation

[font #f37120 fraunces 28px][b]Decodables in the Home[/b][/font] • Supports reading practice outside the classroom • Skill progression makes choosing books easier • “Real book” format rather than worksheets or repetitive passages • Fiction and nonfiction provide choices based on interests

[font #f37120][font fraunces 48px][b]Praise[/font][/b]

This is a delightful collection of relatable decodable text featuring a wide range of titles. The illustrations are colorful and captivating, while the content includes diverse characters engaging in activities that children can easily relate to, connecting with their own experiences. This level also ties in themes from previous levels, such as vehicles and animals, allowing readers to master new skills while reviewing and reinforcing what they’ve already learned. The front matter provides useful information for comprehension, vocabulary practice, and even a word count.

—School Library Journal

Consistent, engaging illustrations conveying joy and wit complement the progression of the series...valuable for literacy instruction and reinforcement.

—Booklist

My students are benefiting not only from the practice of phonics skills in these texts but also from the authentic and rich literature experiences they provide.

—Hilary Baude, Groton Public Schools, CT

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[font #0083c5][font fraunces 48px][b]Step 1[/font][/b] [font #000000][font 24px][b]Short vowels[/b] (VC, CVC, floss, -ck)

[font #432f8e][font fraunces 48px][b]Step 2[/font][/b] [font #000000][font 24px][b]Initial and final blends[/b]

[font #c71589][font fraunces 48px][b]Step 3[/font][/b] [font #000000][font 24px][b]Consonant digraphs[/b] (sh, ch, wh, th, and ng)

[font #e81852][font fraunces 48px][b]Step 4[/font][/b] [font #000000][font 24px][b]Silent e, soft c and g, and trigraphs[/b]

[font #f37120][font fraunces 48px][b]Step 5[/font][/b] [font #000000][font 24px][b]Vowel teams[/b] (ai, ay; ee, ea, oa, ow; y, igh; u, eu, ue)

[font #309542][font fraunces 48px][b]Step 6[/font][/b] [font #000000][font 24px][b]R-controlled vowels, r-vowel combinations, diphthongs, and long vowels[/b]

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