Decodable Texts

 



What Are Decodable Texts? 

Decodable books are controlled texts that young readers can decode at each level as they develop literacy by sounding out the letters in the text and combining them to form words. Children can put what they have learned into practice by using decodable books. Simply said, they are reading exercises. It is known that a great approach to absorbing information and honing skills is through practice. Books that can be decoded provide reading practice.

Beginning readers who are honing their blending and segmenting abilities and learning the alphabetic code are the target audience for decodable texts. Decodable texts use continuous, understandable text to assist pupils while they practise. The percentage of words in decodable texts that use the letter-sound correlations that children have learned is extremely high. As a pupil gains more understanding of the phonetic code, decodable texts become more difficult. Decodable text can be described as a sort of text used in teaching beginner readers. Words that are congruent with the letter-sound relationships that have been taught to the new reader are gradually incorporated into decodable texts through careful sequencing.


Benefits Of Decodable Texts 


  1. Strengthens and Consolidates Their Phonics Understanding


Young readers discover that the alphabetic principle and phonics are both effective when they are given a text that contains decodable words. This information can assist in opening up the world of books. Students may develop the misconception that phonics is random and has little to do with reading if they get explicit, systematic phonics instruction followed by texts that only loosely relate to the same skills. Students instead learn that words can be decoded if clear, systematic phonics teaching is followed with decodable text that contains the majority of the phonetic elements previously taught.


  1. Increases Reading Confidence and Self Esteem 

The use of decodable texts aids in the confidence-building process for young readers. Young readers become less reliant on outside word solvers when given the chance to use their phonetic abilities to connect connected material. They can also use the lessons learned to improve their reading. Students feel more at ease reading and more confident when they encounter familiar words in decodable texts.



  1. Books that can be decoded foster blending.


An effective reading technique is "blending." We want our kids to be able to rely on these tactics when they come across new words. It is known that effective decoding is the cornerstone of fluent reading. Good reading habits are developed through decodable books.



At The Caribbean Academy for Reading Intervention and Development, we offer an Individual Reading Assistance Program that assists struggling readers to build skills in: 

  • Sight words and high-frequency words 

  • Sounds recognition 

  • Reading comprehension 

  • Letter and word recognition 

  • Phonics and phonemic awareness 


Our Reading Assistance Programme is designed to teach the foundational skills of reading to children with significant academic challenges, empowering them to achieve grade-level proficiency. Our dedicated tutors help struggling readers understand the basic mechanics of reading and help them develop critical reading skills that will help them develop a lifelong love of reading. 


Target Audience: Struggling readers between the ages of 5 years to 10 years. 


Persons interested in our Individual Reading Assistance Program can contact us at 1-868-474-9819. 



Chrystal Murray has a passion for imparting knowledge and adding value to the lives of others.

She has been an educator for over 14 years. She holds a B.A. Degree in History and Education

from the University of the West Indies (UWI). She also possesses several professional certificates in Understanding Dyslexia, Successful Educational Strategies for Children with Special Needs, and Supporting Multiple Abilities through Differentiation just to name a few. She is also certified in Counselling Youth and Children and Parenting the Adolescent. Chrystal is the Founder and Principal of two academic institutions, the Caribbean Ivy League Academy and the Caribbean Academy for Reading Intervention and Development. She founded the

Caribbean Academy for Reading Intervention and Development where she works assiduously

with children who have reading challenges. She also uses this platform to motivate, inspire and

help build confidence in the children who are in her care.

 

 



Chrystal Murray 

Reading Interventionist 

1-868-474-9819








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