BEC Decodables

BEC Decodables

Print + Digital • Grades K-1

Instructive, Comprehensible, and Engaging Texts

Build decoding and comprehension skills for Grades K-1.

  • Instructive books practice phonics skills in an explicit, systematic, & spiraled way.
  • Comprehensible texts incorporate natural sounding speech and sentence patterns.
  • Engaging and interesting stories with vivid design ignite students’ desire to read.
  • Support teachers with concise & explicit lessons on critical reading & writing skills.
  • Involve families with take-home books to build student confidence & home libraries.
  • Provides a variety of formats to fit any instructional model or budget. 

View our equivalent Spanish series, BEC Mis libritos de fonetica.

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“At least 50% of a phonics lesson should be spent on applying a skill to reading and writing. It’s in the application that the learning sticks. Decodable texts are the critical application tool.”

—Wiley Blevins, Ed.D.
Literacy Expert and Benchmark Education Consultant

Print books, take-home books, and eBooks are available as bundles or sold separately.

Engaging stories enable young readers to make continued progress and enjoy the process.

Fiction and nonfiction titles provide authentic, engaging practice with decodable text and sight words.

  • Drive instruction with a systematic, purposeful scope and sequence vetted by consultant Wiley Blevins.

  • Explicit, direct instruction and practice with a built-in review and repetition cycle teaches mastery to transfer. 

  • Texts encourage students to blend and not guess unfamiliar words.

  • Supports key literary, science, and social studies topics. 

  • Comprehensible stories make sense and include content worth talking about.
  • Reinforces phonics skills taught in the classroom within the context of a story. 
  • Includes familiar storylines to ensure ease of reading and empower young readers to feel self-reliant. 
  • Offers authentic practice with phonics skills and sight words ensures ease of reading.
  • Engaging and enjoyable readers nurture a love of reading, anytime, anywhere!
  • Support students in making reading a habitual practice.
  • Enables students to experience the joy of reading independently.
  • Decodable texts offer a balance of fiction and informational text for knowledge building and reading for pleasure.  
  • Teacher components include:

    • Teacher Cards for each title support reading, writing, listening, and speaking, with essential fluency-building instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, and high-frequency words, along with before, during, and after reading tips for book talks, discussion questions, and writing prompts.    
    • Explicit small-group lessons targeted to each element being taught.
    • Support for a wide range of students, including English Learners

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  • Flexible packaging supports multiple school needs while delivering tailored, student-centered instruction.
  • Single-copy classroom sets
  • 6-packs sets with Teacher Cards
  • All print resources available digitally on Benchmark Universe
  • On-demand professional development available 24/7 at Benchmark Academy
  • Take Home books and Home-School Connection activities support family engagement. 
  • Access BEC Decodables eBooks on tablets or desktops, or mobile through Benchmark Universe. 
  • Print & digital availability allows for a variety of learning environments.
  • eBooks offer a  wide variety of tools including virtual sticky notes, annotations, and the ability to assign books, helping to engage students with virtual instruction.

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Virtual Samples

Experience BEC Decodables with virtual samples of student texts and teacher support materials.

Scope and Sequence

See the systematic scope and sequence developed by Wiley Blevins 

 Scope and Sequence

See the systematic
scope and sequence developed by Wiley Blevins

Whitepaper

Read decodables research and state criteria guidelines from Wiley Blevins

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Virtual Samples

Experience Benchmark Flagship Decodable Readers with virtual samples of student texts and teacher support materials.

Product Tour Webinar

Learn more about Benchmark Flagship Decodable Readers with an expert-led walkthrough of the program

 Scope and Sequence

See the systematic
scope and sequence developed by Wiley Blevins

Whitepaper

Read decodables research and state criteria guidelines from Wiley Blevins

Brochure

Download to learn more about Decodable Readers        

Virtual Samples

Experience Decodable Readers with virtual samples of student texts and teacher support materials.

Product Tour Webinar

Learn more about Decodable Readers with an expert-led walkthrough of the program

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