An engaging collection of eight decodable books designed for students exploring early phonics concepts. These beautifully illustrated books offer practice in sound-spelling relationships and high-frequency words, fostering independent reading skills.

Target Phonics Skills - This series focuses on short and long vowel sounds and high-frequency words, with exposure to consonant digraphs and blends.

Science of Reading Aligned - Our high-quality decodable books align seamlessly with many Science of Reading aligned Scope and Sequences, ensuring a comprehensive learning experience.

Heggerty Decodable Books include:
Fiction and non-fiction texts
Beautiful illustrations
Comprehension questions at the end of each book
A writing prompt
Phonics activities
Words to know lists including story words, high frequency words and words that match the specific phonics skill(s) focused on in the story
Age-appropriate stories to engage all readers

Specifications:
8 books per set, one of each title listed below.
6.5X9.5”, 20 pages per book.
Softcover with rounded corners and durable saddle-stitch binding, ensuring long-lasting use.
Shrink-wrapped in a beautifully designed sleeve.

See the titles, a brief synopsis, and a description of the target phonics skills for each title below:

1. The Big Red Hat (Fiction) - Val and her Dad spend a fun day at the beach. What will Val do when the dog gets her big red hat?
Phonics Focus - CVC words, Short vowels (a, i, o, u, e), Words with Ending -s
High-Frequency Words - a, and, back, had, has, help, her, I, like, is, my, on, the
Decodability - 94%

2. Can It Dig? (Non-Fiction) Have you ever seen an animal dig? Let’s learn about some animals that dig and why they dig.
Phonics Focus: CVC words, Short vowels (a, i, o, u, e), Words with Ending -s
High-Frequency Words: a, can, do, for, have, her, if, in, is, it, like, look, not, see, so, the, to, you
Decodability: 92%

3. Bess Gets a Bell (Fiction) - Bess the cow lives on the farm with Bill. What happens when Bill can’t find Bess?
Phonics Focus: CVC words, Double consonants -ff, -ll, -ss, -zz, Consonant digraphs, Short vowels (a, i, o, u, e)
High-Frequency Words - a, all, and, are, at, back, for, from, go, has, help, her, look, is, not, off, she, the, there, they, this, up, what, where, will, you
Decodability - 96%

4. The Mom and Pop Shop (Non-Fiction) - Seth likes to help his mom and dad in the shop. Let’s learn about the things they sell and the jobs Seth does.
Phonics Focus: CVC words; Double consonants -ff, -ll, -ss, -zz; Consonant digraphs; Short vowels (a, i, o, u, e)
High-Frequency Words: a, and, can, he, help, his, in, is, it, not, or, the, them, this, to, with
Decodability: 96%

5. Grandma Has a Drill (Fiction) - Gran has a drill. Let’s learn what Gran builds and how Fred and Greg help.
Phonics Focus: Consonant s, l, & r blends; Double consonants -ff, -ll, -ss, -zz; Short vowels (a, i, o, u, e)
High-Frequency Words: a, and, but, by, down, find, for, go, have, his, how, is, now, on, one, she, so, will
Decodability: 94%

6. Lake Hills Drive (Non-Fiction) - Lake Hills Drive is a fun neighborhood. Let’s learn about the things the boy and his family and friends do on Lake Hills Drive.
Phonics Focus: CVC, CCVC, CVCe words; Short & long vowels; Consonant digraphs and blends; Y as a vowel
High-Frequency Words: a, and, at, down, go, home, I, is, it, like, my, on, one, play, so, the, to, up, we
Decodability: 97%

7. Farmer Luke Sleeps Late (Fiction) - One day Farmer Luke sleeps late. Let’s learn who does all the work on the farm.
Phonics Focus: CVC, CCVC, CVCe words; Short & long vowels, Consonant digraphs and blends
High-Frequency Words: all, and, back, but, did, find, gave, had, has, he, his, how, in, make, of, once, the, this, to, up, use, was, went, you, your
Decodability: 91%

8. We All Help Clean (Non-Fiction) - The children clean their classroom. Let’s learn how they work together and the jobs they do to keep the classroom clean.
Phonics Focus: Consonant s, l, & r blends
Double consonants -ff, -ll, -ss, -zz
Short vowels (a, i, o, u, e)
High-Frequency Words: a, all, and, back, find, go, has, he, help, how, in, it, look, no, now, of, one, she, so, the, there, up, us, we
Decodability: 92%

The Kinder, Series 1 is available in 2 formats. There are 2 different ISBN numbers for the products. 1. A single set of all 12 titles. 978-1-960968-85-2; 2. A classroom set of 6 copies of 12 titles, total 72 books. 978-1-960968-41-8