Heggerty Catch-Up Decodables

We believe decodable readers should contain authentic, engaging stories and beautiful illustrations.

Decodable readers provide accessible content for students to apply what they are learning during phonics instruction. As teachers support students in developing their word recognition skills, systematic instruction in both phonemic awareness and phonics is important. The transfer of sounds to print takes place when students engage in phonics activities and apply what they are learning to connected text reading and writing.

The Toucan Series is a set of 6 decodable books for students in years 3-5, although they can be used with younger students who have all the phoneme/grapheme knowledge. It was created with our older learners in mind to provide important reading opportunities. Each book is beautifully illustrated, and includes a teacher guide and a glossary for non-fiction (NF) books. Stories are meant to be read in a single sitting (25-30 pages in length), and the skills increase in complexity with each book.