Decodables for Tweens and Teens

TwERL Phonics for tweens (grades 4 to 8 / upper-elementary / middle school) and TERL Phonics for teens (grades 9 to 12 / high school) have been developed specifically for emerging tweens and teens who are developing their decoding skills. These series are also useful for newcomers with no prior English language skills. Written at emergent and beginning reader levels, the books have been carefully controlled to showcase phonics skills, beginning with CVC words and progressing through long vowels, consonant digraphs, vowel diphthongs, and multisyllabic words. Accompanied by dynamic full-color photos, the engaging storylines are tween and teen-centric, and represent a wide variety of genres. Saddleback Decodables are phonics book sets featuring words from basic phonics rules, plus specific pattern words. Each set of 10-books emphasizes one or more phonetic patterns. 

 

 


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TwERL Phonics: GO! Decode [1] Boxed Set with books and teacher's guide TwERL Phonics: GO! Develop [2] Boxed Set TwERL Phonics: GO! Discover [3] Boxed Set
 

saddleback-digital-web-page-boxset-logos-phonics.jpgGrades 9-12

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  PDR Combined Patterns Set 2

Can Decodable Books Work for High School Students?

Yes. Decodable books are usually built for early elementary readers, but older struggling readers need the same phonics scaffolding in content that doesn't read as babyish. That's what TERL Phonics is built for: decodable text for grades 9 to 12, with tween and teen storylines across a range of genres instead of picture-book subject matter. Read more about how decodables work for older readers.

Choosing Decodable Books for Struggling Readers in Middle and High School

TwERL Phonics (grades 4-8) and TERL Phonics (grades 9-12) are built specifically for tweens and teens who are still developing decoding skills, including newcomers with no prior English instruction. Saddleback Decodables group ten books per set around one or more phonetic patterns, so you can target a specific skill gap directly.

Have more questions? Visit our Phonics FAQ's.