Find the first row where your child stumbles on the words — that's the skill to shop for. Skills run in typical teaching order · data current as of 2026-07-07 · decodablebookfinder.com
| Phonics skill | Can they read these? | Ready when… | Series to start with | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CVC & short vowels | cat sip mop bed run | Knows most letter sounds and can stretch a slow m…a…n back into man. | Bob Books — Bob Books Letters & Sounds — Junior Learningdecodablebookfinder.com/skills/cvc-short-vowels/ |
| 2 | Consonant digraphs | ship chat thin duck when | Decodes short CVC words smoothly, without pausing on every letter. | Letters & Sounds — Junior Learning Dandelion Readers — Phonic Booksdecodablebookfinder.com/skills/consonant-digraphs/ |
| 3 | Consonant blends | stop flag jump hand crab | Short-vowel and digraph words feel easy — listen for sop instead of stop. | Letters & Sounds — Junior Learning Dandelion Launchers — Phonic Booksdecodablebookfinder.com/skills/consonant-blends/ |
| 4 | Glued/welded sounds | sing bank pink ball ring | Blends simple words comfortably — these chunks are a confidence-building add. | Charge into Reading — Charge Mommy Booksdecodablebookfinder.com/skills/glued-sounds/ |
| 5 | Silent-e (VCe) | cape kite hope cube made | Reads short-vowel words confidently and self-corrects cap into cape. | All About Reading — All About Learning Press Dandelion Readers — Phonic Booksdecodablebookfinder.com/skills/silent-e/ |
| 6 | Vowel teams | rain green boat feet beach | Comfortable with silent-e, but hesitates when two vowels sit side by side. | Letters & Sounds — Junior Learning Dandelion Readers — Phonic Booksdecodablebookfinder.com/skills/vowel-teams/ |
| 7 | R-controlled vowels | star fork bird turn her | Gets the consonants right, but the vowel won't cooperate in farm or bird. | Sound Families — Junior Learning Charge into Reading — Charge Mommy Booksdecodablebookfinder.com/skills/r-controlled/ |
| 8 | Diphthongs & variant vowels | coin cloud cow moon saw | Reads familiar words on sight but trips specifically on coin or cloud. | Charge into Reading — Charge Mommy Books Pip and Tim — Reading Elephantdecodablebookfinder.com/skills/diphthongs/ |
| 9 | Multisyllabic words | sunset rabbit cannot fantastic | Decodes short words well but freezes on anything with several syllables. | Dandelion Launchers — Phonic Books Decodables — Just Right Readerdecodablebookfinder.com/skills/multisyllabic/ |
| 10 | Morphology & affixes | jumped jumping unhappy redo walks | Reads walk fine but stalls on walked, or drops the -ing altogether. | Letters & Sounds — Junior Learning Fix Its — Junior Learningdecodablebookfinder.com/skills/morphology/ |
A checkmark means the series includes at least one set that teaches that skill. Skills run left to right in typical teaching order. 34 series · data current as of 2026-07-07 · decodablebookfinder.com
| Series | CVC & short vowels | Consonant digraphs | Consonant blends | Glued/welded sounds | Silent-e (VCe) | Vowel teams | R-controlled vowels | Diphthongs & variant vowels | Multisyllabic words | Morphology & affixes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All About Reading — All About Learning Press | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Bob Books — Bob Books | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Charge into Reading — Charge Mommy Books | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Emergent Reader Series — Flyleaf Publishing | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Reading Series — Flyleaf Publishing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Fix Its — Junior Learning | ✓ | |||||||||
| Letters & Sounds — Junior Learning | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Science Decodables — Junior Learning | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Sound Families — Junior Learning | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| The Beanies HiLo — Junior Learning | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| The Pods — Junior Learning | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Decodables — Just Right Reader | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Success Series — Just Right Reader | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| Alba — Phonic Books | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Amber Guardians — Phonic Books | ✓ | |||||||||
| Dandelion Launchers — Phonic Books | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Dandelion Readers — Phonic Books | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Dandelion World — Phonic Books | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Dragon Eggs — Phonic Books | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Get Out of the Game — Phonic Books | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| Hidden in Paris — Phonic Books | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Island Adventure — Phonic Books | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| Magic Belt — Phonic Books | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Mel on Mars — Phonic Books | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| Moon Dogs — Phonic Books | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Pet Sitters — Phonic Books | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Rescue — Phonic Books | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| Talisman — Phonic Books | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| That Dog! — Phonic Books | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| The Fact Files — Phonic Books | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| Titan's Gauntlets — Phonic Books | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Totem — Phonic Books | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Extra Decodable Books — Reading Elephant | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Pip and Tim — Reading Elephant | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |