Many teachers are now using decodable books to help their beginner readers practice the phonics taught in the classroom lessons. This is because it is now accepted that decodable texts, which are controlled texts, help children develop decoding, and decoding ability is an essential skill for learning to read. It is important that the books […]
Read MoreHere is a straightforward explanation about the usefulness of decodable books for children learning to read. ‘The look on children’s faces when they realise how easy reading is – knowing the sounds and connecting them to graphemes on the page. I call decodable text the ‘no tricks books’. They are so simple to use for […]
Read MoreThe new national curriculum now requires teachers to use decodable texts with children learning to read. Children are now offered ‘controlled’ texts which include words they can decode independently, using the phonic knowledge they have been taught. These decodable texts enable the pupil to focus on a specific spelling or group of spellings at each level. He/she […]
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