Students often struggle to read because they frequently encounter difficult words that they cannot decode. Code Reader is the only book series that supports students’ reading skills by providing phonetic “decoding keys” for challenging words throughout each book! This decoding support results in easier, more fluent reading, with increased comprehension.
Code Reader was developed with the help of specialists in phonics and reading instruction. They recognized that struggling readers in grades 2 to 7 would greatly benefit from books with decodable text that are also compelling to read. Code Reader offers high-interest subjects and rich, authentic text supported by a unique system of phonetic coding that makes the books much easier to decode and read than traditional chapter books. There are two series of Code Readers: Green Level for grades 2 to 5, and Blue Level for grades 4 to 7.
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Code Reader supports struggling readers by making text easier to decode and read.
It uses a research-based scope and sequence program to identify some of the most
challenging words in a text for a particular reading level. Then, phonetic “decoding keys”
are placed in the text following the difficult words.
Here are some examples, showing how the keys are incorporated:
Code Reader Paperback Set Prices:
(Titles for this series can also be ordered individually.)
| Complete Set of Code Reader books | (1 each of 28 titles): | $220.72 | (Set #: CX-28) | |
| 6-Pack Set of Code Reader books | (6 each of 28 titles): | $1,324.32 | (Set #: CX-168) | |
| Sets by Level and Nonfiction/Fiction: | ||||
| Complete Green Level Set of Code Reader for Gr. 2-5 | (1 each of 15 titles): | $117.85 | (Set #: CX-GR-15) | |
| Green Level – Nonfiction Set – Code Reader | (1 each of 8 titles): | $63.92 | (Set #: CX-GR-NF-8) | |
| Green Level – Fiction Set – Code Reader | (1 each of 7 titles): | $53.93 | (Set #: CX-GR-F-7) | |
| Complete Blue Level Set – Code Reader for Gr. 4-7 | (1 each of 13 titles): | $102.87 | (Set #: CX-BL-13) | |
| Blue Level – Nonfiction Set – Code Reader | (1 each of 7 titles): | $55.93 | (Set #: CX-BL-NF-7) | |
| Blue Level – Fiction Set – Code Reader | (1 each of 6 titles): | $46.94 | (Set #: CX-BL-F-6) |
Book Specifications: Trim Size: 6” x 8.5”; most books full color; page counts from 48 pages to 152 pages (See title
listing on pages 29 to 31 for specifi cations and pricing of individual books.)
If a title in a set is out of stock, we may send available titles at a proportionally reduced cost.
The research-based Code Reader system of phonetic coding not only increases fluency and ease in reading, it also increases vocabulary and comprehension. By providing phonetic support, Code Reader allows students to read many words that are in their speaking vocabulary but that they cannot normally read. This increases their reading vocabulary and makes it more likely they will be able to read the word in other contexts.
Since the Code Reader system allows students to read more of the words in the book, they will better understand the text, which will increase their comprehension! All nonfiction Code Reader books also include glossaries and definitions in context to help support vocabulary development and comprehension.
The Code Reader books are also great for family engagement. Parents can support students to use the phonetic keys to read difficult words out loud, and then help to connect the pronunciations with the written words. To download parent/teacher handouts on Using Code Reader Books with Your Students, go to: CodeReader.org/handout
To see samples of the books, go to CodeReader.org/sample
To view a scope and sequence for each level, including phonics skills and high-frequency words, as well as a full list of phonetic keys used in the books, go to CodeReader.org/scope
Code Reader now provides free decoding support for any text. Paste text in the window at Web.CodeReader.org and instantly see and copy the text with decoding keys added for difficult words.
