An engaging collection of 12 decodable books designed with older learners in mind to provide important reading opportunities. These beautifully illustrated books increase in complexity, align with the Science of Reading, and offer practice in sound-spelling relationships and high-frequency words through meaningful, connected text.

Target Phonics Skills - This series focuses on complex vowels, diphthongs, and high-frequency words, with exposure to multisyllabic words. Additional details are available below.

Meaningful & Comprehensible Texts - Our decodable books offer purposeful and easily understandable stories to promote comprehension and fluency.

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:
12 books per set, one of each title listed below.
6X9”, 20 pages per book.
Softcover with rounded corners and durable saddle-stitch binding, ensuring long-lasting use.
Shrink-wrapped in a beautifully designed sleeve.

Skills Covered:
CVCe, VCV words
Vowel teams
Y as a vowel
R-controlled vowels
Consonant blends and digraphs
Consonant clusters
Complex vowels
diphthongs
Multisyllabic words
Endings -s, -ed, -ing
Consonant + le
Compound words
Initial schwa
Silent letters
Homophones
Prefixes and suffixes
Final stable syllables

Below you will find a list of the The Heggerty Library of Decodable Books - Grade 2, Series 1 titles as well as a brief synopsis, high-frequency word list and details about the phonics skills covered in each book.

1. Splash and Stretch (Fiction) - Splash and Stretch find a map in a log. Who put it there? Where does the map lead? Read to find out.
Phonics Focus: Consonant digraphs & consonant blends; Consonant clusters; Endings -s, -ed, -ing
High-frequency words: change, does, just, put, things, until, want
Decodability: 99%

2. It’s Called Fishing (Non-Fiction) - The author writes about a childhood memory of fishing with her uncle. Read to find out if she caught anything.
Phonics Focus: Consonant blends & consonant digraphs; Multisyllabic words
High-frequency words: ask, help, just, land, put, spell, tell, until, want, well
Decodability: 97%

3. Want or Need (Non-Fiction) - Sometimes in life, you have to decide between wants and needs. Read to find out what our needs are and what kind of things are wants.
Phonics Focus: CVCe & vowel teams; R-controlled vowels
High-frequency words: any, eyes, large, means, money, most, need, page, place
Decodability: 98%

4. Granny’s Birthday Gift (Fiction) - Rodney wants to get his Granny a birthday present, but he has very little money. Read to find out what gift he gives to her.
Phonics Focus: CVCe; y as a vowel & vowel teams; R-controlled vowels
High-frequency words: air, earth, here, kind, means, mother, move, need, try, why, work, world
Decodability: 100%

5. The Young Detective (Fiction) - Can Lily solve the case of the missing dog and return him to his owner? Read to find out.
Phonics Focus: Complex vowels; Diphthongs & VCV Words
High-frequency words: almost, also, away, different, during, follow, found, good, little, money, own, people, picture, point, small, young
Decodabililty: 99%

6. Riddles (Non-Fiction) - This book will tickle your brain with a few riddles. Can you solve each one? You may even want to write a riddle of your own. Read to learn more.
Phonics Focus: Consonant + le; Diphthongs; Complex vowels
High-frequency words: almost, also, before, different, even, good, little, only, own, people, picture, sentence, show, sound, study
Decodability: 96%

7. Sunrise to Sunset (Fiction) - As this poem follows two friends from sunrise to sunset, can you follow the compound word ladder hidden within?
Phonics Focus: Compound words
High-frequency words: above, another, around, don’t, every, know, weather, where, while, without
Decodability: 97%

8. Sports for All (Non-Fiction) - Soccer, baseball, swimming and dance are popular sports, but which one is right for you? Read to learn about these sports, and decide if you want to join the team.
Phonics Focus: Initial schwa; Compound words; Silent letters & homophones
High-frequency words: along, another, anyone, around, don’t, every, maybe, really, school, someone, something, where, while
Decodability: 99%

9. A Wishful Thought (Fiction) - Emily Ann wishes on a star every night, but her wishes don’t come true. What is she doing wrong? Read to find out.
Phonics Focus: Prefixes and suffixes
High-frequency words: against, already, always, care, great, late, light, never, special, take, thought, water
Decodability: 99%

10. Below the Waters Surface (Non-Fiction) - From shallow ocean waters to the deep abyss, take a dive to find out what lives below the water’s surface.
Phonics Focus: Prefixes and suffixes
High-frequency words: against, below, between, everything, form, group, light, special, take, thought, water
Decodability: 99%

11. Dear Danny (Fiction) - Danny and his grandmother love to send each other letters in the mail. In one letter, Danny learns that his grandparents are moving to a retirement home where only older people live. Will he still get to stay with them in the summer? Read to find out.
Phonics Focus: Suffixes, multisyllabic words
High-frequency words: another, believe, children, enough, even, every, head, here, just, know, live, mountains, move, need, nothing, person, picture, still, tell, thought, where, young
Decodability: 99%

12. Pointing the Way (Non-Fiction) - It’s easy for people to find their way around with a smart phone in hand, but how did people find their way before GPS was invented? Read to find out.
Phonics Focus: Final stable syllables; Suffixes
High-frequency words: another, before, believe, children, enough, even, good, head, here, mountains, need, never, nothing, person, picture, place, point, really, show, special, things, through, young
Decodability: 100%

The 2nd Grade, Series 1 is available in 2 formats. There are 2 different ISBN numbers for the products. 1. A single set of all 12 titles. 978-1-960968-87-6 2. A classroom set of 6 copies of 12 titles, total 72 books. 978-1-960968-43-2