You name it, we’ve got it! Sound Waves Decodable Readers feature captivating stories, charming illustrations and three levels of difficulty: support, core and extended.
Foundation available in 2022. Years 1 and 2 in production.
Our Decodable Readers follow a systematic teaching sequence to help students develop their decoding and word recognition skills. After all, when students are explicitly taught how to read, then their confidence, motivation and overall enjoyment of reading follows.
A systematic approach
High-quality texts
Captivating stories
Three levels of difficulty
Perfect alignment with Sound Waves Spelling
Sound Waves Decodable Readers follow the same systematic teaching sequence used in Sound Waves Spelling. This allows students to benefit from spelling and reading lessons that reinforce each other.
Download the Foundation Scope and Sequence document* to see how the two programs perfectly align.
* Books for Years 1 and 2 are in production.
Every phoneme–grapheme relationship gets its own story
Each Decodable Reader features a focus phoneme–grapheme relationship*. Every book has been expertly written to frequently include the focus phoneme–grapheme relationship, while still maintaining a clever and captivating storyline.
For the best experience, have students read the relevant book after the associated Sound Waves Spelling lesson so they can apply their new phoneme–grapheme knowledge to reading.
* Some books include more than one grapheme for the focus phoneme.
Every student can experience independent reading success
Sound Waves Decodable Readers are available in three levels of difficulty so you can provide a positive and successful reading experience for all students.
View sample books for the grapheme ch as in chicken.
How do you make Decodable Readers exciting and fun to read? With high-quality texts, clever illustrations and a diverse range of themes.
Each book has been carefully written by literacy specialists who set out to achieve a seamless blend of quality reading material, systematic instruction and unique stories to capture students’ attention.
You’ll find a range of different text types including traditional narratives, rhyming stories, clue books and more.
Although the words are the main ingredient, the illustrations and page layouts are far from an afterthought!
We’ve partnered with a range of celebrated illustrators including Tom Jellett, Cheryl Orsini and Claudia Frittitta to create beautiful and engaging books.
Every illustration has been cleverly crafted to enhance the story and prompt discussion without enabling students to predict the text.
What’s more, the carefully selected font and considered page layouts help to reduce the cognitive load for students.
It’s this level of detail that will truly enhance the overall reading experience for your early readers.
Students will enjoy reading books that feature an eclectic range of themes – from animals and the environment, to emotions and fantasy! Best of all, the books feature current Australian settings and themes that are intended to be relatable for students.
What’s more, our Decodable Readers feature a diverse range of ages, ethnicities and family structures.
Collectively, we hope these diverse themes make for an enjoyable and meaningful reading experience for students.
From start to finish, the reading experience has been considered every step of the way.
The Warm Up section introduces students to words that include the focus phoneme–grapheme relationship featured in the book. This allows students to practise reading words in isolation before attempting to read the words in the text.
The Book Chat questions provide discussion prompts to encourage students to engage with and reflect on what they are reading.
Plus there are handy tips for helping students during the reading process.