Scholastic Advanced Decodables

Advance Foundational Skills. Unlock Multisyllabic Words.

Empower striving readers to reach grade-level proficiency with decodables written just for them.

Scholastic Advanced Decodables

Advance Foundational Skills. Unlock Multisyllabic Words.

Empower striving readers to reach grade-level proficiency with decodables written just for them.

The Support Striving Readers Need

Scholastic Advanced Decodables help readers in Grades 3+ build and refine their foundational reading skills with engaging content they’ll love.

Decodables Done Differently

Fill foundational skills gaps and support grade-level advanced word analysis skills with nonfiction decodables on topics older students want to read about.

Rigorous

Texts are aligned to an expert-designed scope and sequence.

Relevant

Age-appropriate content keeps older readers motivated.

Knowledge Building

Informational texts advance content-area knowledge and vocabulary.

Advanced

More expansive word choice prepares students for authentic text.

“Don’t underestimate the power of basic decodables for older students who are learning to read...They generate a safe place for practice while providing opportunities for confirmation.”

Lindsay Kemeny, author of 7 Mighty Moves

Two Ways to Help Readers Advance

Give readers the phonics and word analysis practice they need with two decodable solutions that boost reading skills and confidence.

Read to Know Advance

Informational books fill gaps in early reading skills and extend students’ ability to break down multisyllabic words.

Short Reads Decodables Advance

Informational text cards focus on advanced phonics, syllabication, and morphology.

Read to Know Advance

Focus on foundational skills that may have been missed in early grades, and extend word study with books that explore careers and real-world topics.

24 Decodable Books

6 copies each to support targeted small-group practice

Teacher’s Guide

Book-specific lessons and an Instruction Bank that provide instruction for a complete scope of phonics and word study skills

Digital Resources

Downloadable assessments, rubrics, answer keys, and more

Short Reads Decodables Advance

Explore advanced phonics skills, syllabication, and morphology with decodable text cards that build knowledge in 21 curriculum-aligned topics.

42 Decodable Cards

6 copies each; 2 cards per topic

Teacher’s Guide

Implementation guidance and detailed instructional support for word analysis and comprehension skills

Digital Resources

Access to online resources, including downloadable skills assessment

Professional Learning for Educator Success

Virtual 60-minute sessions provide practical strategies for supporting older students who need continued foundational skills practice.

Getting Started with Read to Know Advance

1 Hour | Virtual

 

Supports effective implementation with a research summary, key routines, practice teaching, and time-saving tips

Getting Started with Short Reads Decodables Advance

1 Hour | Virtual

 

Supports effective implementation with core routines, lesson modeling, practice teaching, and progress-monitoring tips

Decodables for Younger Readers

Scholastic also offers decodable books and text cards for students in Grades K–3 that cumulatively build and reinforce the decoding skills they are learning.

Short Reads Decodables

Highly decodable, highly engaging short texts that incrementally target specific sound-spellings

Read to Know Text Sets

Decodable text sets that boost background knowledge alongside essential literacy skills

Our Stories Decodables

Richly illustrated fictional stories that reflect your students' world

Cuentos fonéticos de Scholastic

Full-color Spanish-language decodables that build strong reading foundations