Decodables for Striving Readers | Aligned to NYS Portrait of a Graduate
Portrait of a Graduate Attribute(s)
Title
Phonics Focus
Content Area/Focus
Alignment Rationale
Sound-Spellings: r-Controlled Vowels (ar, or, ore, er, ir, ur); Multisyllabic Words: r-Controlled Vowel Syllables; Word Study/Morphology: Suffixes -r -y Endings with Spelling Changes; Double Final Consonants Sound-Spellings: Short oo (oo, u) and Long oo (u, ue, oo, ue, ew); /aw/ (al, au, aw); Multisyllabic Words: Vowel Team Syllables;
Creative Innovator, Reflective & Future- Focused
Models problem-solving and invention for social good.
Teen Inventors
STEM / Creativity
Builds global awareness and empathy for conservation.
Elephant Rescue
Science / Geographic Awareness
Global Citizen
Word Study/Morphology: Contractions with ‘d and ‘ve
Sound-Spellings: Diphthongs (oi, oy, ou, ow); Multisyllabic Words: Vowel Team Syllables; Word Study/Morphology: Prefixes de- , pre- , re-
Teaches practical financial literacy and decision-making.
Social Studies / Financial Literacy
Academically Prepared, Critical Thinker
Money Smarts
When Disasters Strike
Reflective & Future-Focused, Global Citizen
Highlights emergency response careers and civic duty.
Consolidated Review
Science / Careers
Sound-Spellings: Silent Letters (kn, wr, mb); Spelling Patterns -ol, -ost, -ild, -ind; Word Study/Morphology: Prefixes dis-, ex-, non-, sub-, un- Sound-Spellings: r-Controlled Vowels /âr/ (air, ear, are), /ûr/ (or); Multisyllabic Words: r-Controlled Vowel Syllables; Word Study/Morphology: Prefix pro Sound-Spellings: Long a (ea, eigh); Short e (ea); Long oo (ui, ou), /aw/ a, ugh, ough; /f/ ph; Word Study/Morphology: Suffixes -able, -ful, -less, -ment, -ness, -y
The Write Stuff:
Encourages writing as a tool for creativity and communication.
Effective Communicator, Creative Innovator
ELA / Self-Expression
Writing for Fun
Global Citizen, Reflective & Future-Focused
Connects fashion to cultural identity and history.
Why We Wear What We Wear
History / Self-Expression
Profiles innovators across disciplines, inspiring creativity.
The Spark of Brilliance
STEM / Creativity
Creative Innovator
Reflective & Future-Focused
Shows entrepreneurial pathways and resilience.
Big Business Consolidated Review
Social Studies / Careers
Multisyllabic Words: Schwa in Unaccented Syllables; Word Study/Morphology: Prefixes com-, con
Encourages design thinking and problem- solving.
What’s Your App?
Creative Innovator, Critical Thinker
STEM / Creativity
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