Decodable text is sentences and stories composed of words that use the sound-spelling correspondences that children have already learned and a limited number of sight words. As the children learn more sound-spelling correspondences, the texts become more sophisticated in meaning, but initially they are very limited. Decodable text provides children the opportunity to practice their new knowledge of sound-letter relationships in the context of connected reading. From “5. Use connected, decodable text for children to practice the sound-spelling relationships they learn.” in 30 Years of Research: What We Now Know About How Children Learn to Read

For an example of decodable text, see your text, Phonics Plus, p.14-16.

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