“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
Teacher Cards developed in consultation with early reading expert Wiley Blevins, Ed.D.
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.
BEC Decodables provide access to digital and print 6-pack sets and instructional teacher cards for 111 instructive, comprehensible and engaging decodable readers to reinforce phonics skills typically taught at grades K-1.
BEC Decodables provide 6-pack sets and instructional teacher cards for 39 instructive, comprehensible and engaging decodable readers to reinforce phonics skills typically taught at Kindergarten.
BEC Decodables provide 6-pack sets and instructional teacher cards for 72 instructive, comprehensible and engaging decodable readers to reinforce phonics skills typically taught at first grade.