For Emergent Readers:
Small Steps Reader
Alphabetic Phase:
Early Alphabetic
CRSL Level:
First Steps
Reading Level:
Middle K to early 1st grade students on level
Older students for intervention
Early alphabetic readers
Phonetic Concepts:
Identify simple closed syllables (VC and CVC words)
Identify consonant digraphs
Text complexity:
Lexile Level: 80L -220L
The organization of the text is clear and easy to predict, the plot is simple and sequential, there is one level of meaning, the theme is clear and explicit
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Individual Books
Small Steps series (10 books)
Physical books
PRODUCT SKU: RE-1
Includes one set of 10 titles
Reading Levels: A-D
Phonetic Features: VC and CVC words, Consonant Digraphs
CR Success Concepts: Concept Emphasis: 1, 2, Concept Introduction: 4, 7
Group Set
6 copies of the full Small Steps series
For classroom and small-groups
PRODUCT SKU: GRS-1
Includes 6 copies of each title.
Each set of ten books provides decodable stories to emphasize VC and CVC words, along with selected sight words. The characters Jim and Liz, along with their pets, Sam and Tux, are introduced. The stories have true plots, with characters, setting, and problems. The short vowels are gradually taught, following this pattern:
Book 1 – Short /a/
Book 2 – Short /i/, /a/
Books 3, 4 – Short /o/, /i/, /a/
Books 5, 6, 7 – Short /u/, /o/, /i/, /a/
Books 8-10 – all short vowels
Online Edition
Small Steps series in convenient flip book style
For reading on the go, ideal for tablets
Teacher Guide
Online access to lesson plans
Easy access to downloadable Black Line Masters (BLMs)