What makes a reader "decodable"?

Every word in it can be sounded out using patterns the child has already been taught, plus a small number of taught sight words. That is what lets a child actually read the book rather than guess at it from the pictures — and it is why the order they are used in matters.

Are these a reading curriculum?

No. They are connected-text practice that follows a phonics lesson. Phonics, Decoding and Early Fluency is the curriculum; these are what a child reads once a pattern has been taught.

Can I use them with a different phonics programme?

Usually, yes, but check the order. The readers follow this site’s phonics sequence, so with another programme you will want to match each reader to the patterns your child has already covered rather than working straight through.

Faith Readers · Companion · Connected-text practice

Real reading practice, using only the patterns your child has learned.

Original readers for every grade, K–5 — decodable stories in Kindergarten through Grade 2, fluency passages in Grades 3–5 — with Bible heroes and virtues as the content, not added at the end.

Each grade has 50 original readers. Preview one below; the full library supports Phonics, Decoding, and Early Fluency and is included with All Access.

Companion · Who it is for

Where the readers fit

Decodable Readers are a companion, not a program. They give a child daily connected reading that matches the phonics already taught, so a new pattern gets used in real sentences the same week it is learned.

Choose it when

Your child has learned some patterns and needs more real text to practice them in — without guessing from pictures or context.
You teach with Phonics, Decoding, and Early Fluency, the Weekly Lessons, Foundations to Fluency, or another systematic phonics program and want stories that stay inside what has been taught.
You want Grade 3–5 fluency passages on character, conviction, and worldview for stamina and comprehension practice.

Look elsewhere when

You need the lessons themselves — the readers do not teach the patterns; Phonics, Decoding, and Early Fluency does.
You are looking for read-aloud stories and Bible enrichment rather than controlled text — Faith Readers Originals.

Works alongside

Phonics, Decoding, and Early Fluency — the core reading curriculum
Foundations to Fluency — one pattern at a time
Phonics Lab — spelling-side worksheets with keys

What you need to teach it

Grade range: Kindergarten through Grade 5 — 300 readers, 50 per grade.
Who teaches: You listen; your child reads. There is no lesson to prepare.
Time a day: One reader is a few minutes. They are meant to follow a phonics lesson, not replace one.
Format: Print-at-home PDFs.
What is included: All 300 readers, built only from patterns already taught, carrying biblical narrative rather than nonsense text.
What you supply: Paper and a printer. Folding and stapling is optional.

Weighing this against another publisher? See the side-by-side comparison, including where another publisher may fit your family better.

Questions parents ask

What makes a reader "decodable"?: Every word in it can be sounded out using patterns the child has already been taught, plus a small number of taught sight words. That is what lets a child actually read the book rather than guess at it from the pictures — and it is why the order they are used in matters.
Are these a reading curriculum?: No. They are connected-text practice that follows a phonics lesson. Phonics, Decoding and Early Fluency is the curriculum; these are what a child reads once a pattern has been taught.
Can I use them with a different phonics programme?: Usually, yes, but check the order. The readers follow this site’s phonics sequence, so with another programme you will want to match each reader to the patterns your child has already covered rather than working straight through.

In the curriculum

All 300 readers (50 per grade, K–5) extend the Phonics, Decoding, and Early Fluency sequence with connected-text practice woven through with Scripture.

See the K–5 reading sequence →