The best way to see how the skills build within each book, you’ll want to review the actual book. Click the links below to view a preview of select stories from this collection.

• Book 1: The Big Mix-Up — Alphabet Review with CVC, CV, and Blends
• Book 4: Dave's Risky Dig — Longer Words and Word Endings
• Book 7: The Evil Robot — Consolidated Vowel Skills
• Book 10: A Mystery Unraveled by Time — Additional Prefixes

Yes! Detailed lesson plans for every chapter of every book are available by scanning the QR code found in the front of each book, or by visiting https://qrs.ly/hihbfg9.

Each lesson plan is a complete, ready-to-use instructional guide. Activities are designed to be taught in order and include the following components:

Cumulative Review — Students revisit previously taught skills through high-frequency words, basic skill words, and challenge words, supporting long-term retention and preventing regression.

Word Mapping — Students connect phonemes to graphemes by mapping skill words sound by sound, reinforcing sound-spelling relationships. The word lists provided flag irregular parts, distinguishing between permanent irregularities (noted in red) and temporary ones not yet taught in the scope and sequence (noted in green).

Word Chaining — Students build flexible decoding by working through word chains where one sound, letter, or word part changes at a time (e.g., cat → sat → bread → bead).

Scaffolded Text Reading — Students progress through a sequence of irregular high-frequency words, skill words, phrases, and sentences before reading the chapter text, building accuracy before shifting focus to fluency.

Vocabulary — Teachers introduce 1–3 key words from the chapter using student-friendly definitions and sentence practice.

Building and Activating Knowledge — A brief discussion prompt helps students connect their own experiences to the ideas and concepts in the upcoming chapter.

Text Reading — Supported oral reading with options ranging from echo reading and choral reading to partner reading and independent reading, depending on student performance.

Comprehension — A mix of question types is provided: Right There (explicitly stated answers), Think and Search (combining information across the text), and Author and Me (inference plus background knowledge), along with a vocabulary exercise.

Dictation — Students translate spoken words and sentences into writing, reinforcing encoding and sound-spelling understanding.

Independent Activities — A reusable choice board with activities like Syllable Split, Partner Spell, Speed Read, Sentence Sketch, Creative Writing, Emotive Rereads, Vocabulary Drawing, and more — the same board works across all chapters and all books.

Developing Decoders Reset is a structured literacy intervention series designed specifically for older students (ages 10+) who have foundational reading gaps. It consists of 10 phonics-based decodable chapter books, each with 10 chapters, paired with complete ready-to-use lesson plans and student pages.

The series addresses a common and urgent challenge in schools: older students who missed or didn't fully master foundational decoding skills early on, and now struggle with reading across all subject areas. Traditional phonics materials are often designed for young children, leaving teachers without age-appropriate tools to reteach these skills to upper-elementary and middle school students. Developing Decoders Reset fills that gap with engaging, age-appropriate texts built on the same systematic, explicit instruction that structured literacy research supports.

Instruction follows a carefully designed scope and sequence, progressing from foundational phonics through multisyllabic decoding, vowel teams, syllable types, and morphology, with cumulative review built in to prevent regression. Each lesson includes word mapping, word chaining, scaffolded reading, vocabulary, and comprehension, along with step-by-step procedures so teachers need no additional planning.

The series is designed for Tier 2 and Tier 3 intervention settings, small groups, and intensive support blocks, making it ideal for schools implementing MTSS frameworks or dedicated literacy intervention programs.

Each pack includes all 10 books in the Developing Decoders Reset series, one copy of each title all bundled inside a slipcase. The books follow a carefully sequenced progression of phonics skills, from foundational alphabet review and blends all the way through advanced prefixes and morphology:

• Book 1: The Big Mix-Up — Alphabet Review with CVC, CV, and Blends
• Book 2: The Map Trap — Digraphs
• Book 3: The Hunt for the Stones — VCe
• Book 4: Dave's Risky Dig — Longer Words and Word Endings
• Book 5: Dr. Vex and the Tart — R-Controlled Vowels and Silent Letters
• Book 6: The Dragon Quest — Vowel Teams
• Book 7: The Evil Robot — Consolidated Vowel Skills
• Book 8: A Far-Away Planet — Prefixes and Suffixes
• Book 9: The Ghost Hunt — Additional Suffixes
• Book 10: A Mystery Unraveled by Time — Additional Prefixes

Each book contains 10 chapters and includes skill word lists for every chapter at the back of the book, which can be used as student warm-ups and for teacher lesson planning.

Detailed lesson plans with step-by-step teaching procedures are accessible via QR code in the front of each book.

Developing Decoders Reset is designed for two audiences: the students who need it, and the educators who serve them.

For students, the series is built for learners ages 10 and up who have foundational decoding gaps, students who didn't fully master essential phonics skills earlier in their schooling and are now struggling to read grade-level text across content areas. These are older readers who need systematic, explicit instruction but deserve age-appropriate, engaging stories rather than materials designed for young children.

For educators, the series is ideal for intervention specialists, reading teachers, special education teachers, and anyone delivering targeted literacy support in settings such as Tier 2 or Tier 3 intervention, small-group instruction, intensive literacy blocks, or MTSS frameworks. Because every lesson comes with step-by-step procedures, word lists, and student pages already prepared, it's accessible to educators at any experience level with structured literacy, no additional planning required.

The series is a strong fit for schools and programs looking for a clear, research-based pathway to help older struggling readers catch up and build the foundational skills they need for success across all subject areas.

Developing Decoders Reset is designed for use during dedicated intervention time — any part of the school day set aside for targeted, small-group literacy support. It fits naturally into Tier 2 and Tier 3 intervention blocks, intensive literacy periods, and MTSS support structures.

The series works best when lessons are taught in order, starting with Book 1 and progressing through all 10 books. Because skills are carefully sequenced and each lesson builds on the last, following the scope and sequence is important for ensuring students develop strong, lasting decoding skills. Cumulative review is built into every lesson to reinforce previously taught skills and prevent regression, so skipping around can undermine that process.

Within each book, the 10 chapters are also taught in order. Each chapter lesson includes all the components needed for a complete session — cumulative review, word mapping, word chaining, scaffolded text reading, vocabulary, and comprehension — so each lesson functions as a self-contained instructional block that teachers simply work through sequentially.

The series is not meant to replace core classroom instruction. Rather, it's a supplement specifically designed for students who need additional, targeted support to close foundational gaps and build the decoding skills necessary for success across all content areas.

• The student's starting point. Teachers don't have to start at Book 1. Because Reset targets specific decoding gaps, teachers enter at the skill level that matches that student's needs.
• How quickly the student picks up the material. Some students move through a chapter in a single session. Others need a full week (or more). Progress monitoring drives these decisions, so that when a student demonstrates mastery, they move on; when they need more time, they get it.
• Which lesson components they need. The lesson plans are designed like a menu. Some students benefit from every component: word mapping, word chaining, scaffolded reading, vocabulary, and comprehension. Others might only need targeted blending practice and a few comprehension questions. Teachers use their professional judgment to take what's useful and leave what isn't.
• How often they meet for intervention. Session frequency and block length vary widely by student, school, and schedule, and all of it affects pacing.

The series follows a carefully designed scope and sequence that moves from foundational phonics through advanced morphology. Here is what each book covers (with a closer look at the chapter skills in the images below):

• Book 1: The Big Mix-Up — Alphabet Review with CVC, CV, and Blends
• Book 2: The Map Trap — Digraphs
• Book 3: The Hunt for the Stones — VCe
• Book 4: Dave's Risky Dig — Longer Words and Word Endings
• Book 5: Dr. Vex and the Tart — R-Controlled Vowels and Silent Letters
• Book 6: The Dragon Quest — Vowel Teams
• Book 7: The Evil Robot — Consolidated Vowel Skills
• Book 8: A Far-Away Planet — Prefixes and Suffixes
• Book 9: The Ghost Hunt — Additional Suffixes
• Book 10: A Mystery Unraveled by Time — Additional Prefixes

For most of the lesson, no, and that's by design. Developing Decoders Reset is built around explicit, systematic instruction that requires an educator to be present and actively engaged. The program works because teachers model, prompt, and provide immediate corrective feedback throughout each session, which is what drives skill development in struggling readers.

Specifically, text reading is not meant to be completed independently. The lesson plans state this directly: the teacher monitors error rate and gives corrective feedback no matter which reading format is used, whether that's echo reading, choral reading, partner reading, or whisper reading. That in-the-moment feedback is a core part of how students build accurate and automatic word recognition.

The same applies to word mapping, word chaining, scaffolded text reading, and dictation. All of these are teacher-led activities that require active guidance, modeling, and response to student performance.

There is one exception. The Independent Activities choice board is explicitly designed for students to work on their own during independent work time. Activities on the board (such as Syllable Split, Speed Read, Sentence Sketch, Creative Writing, Emotive Rereads, Vocabulary Drawing, and Partner Spell) can be completed without teacher direction. The teacher can either let students choose from the board or designate specific activities based on individual need. Importantly, the same choice board works across all chapters and all books, so students become familiar with the expectations quickly.

In short, the books themselves are decodable and age-appropriate for older students, but the instructional program surrounding them is teacher-led. For best results, the series should be used as intended, with a teacher or interventionist facilitating each lesson.

Keeping families in the loop is an important part of supporting student progress. To make it easy, we've created a ready-to-use parent letter that teachers can personalize and send home. It explains what Developing Decoders Reset is, describes what students do in each session, and includes fill-in fields for the teacher to note the specific book, chapter, and skill their child is currently working on. It also offers simple tips for how families can support reading at home (no reteaching required). Download the letter below, fill in your student's details, print, sign, and send.

Click here to access the parent letter.

If your school or district requires that you preview every book before purchase, contact us at info@structuredliteracy.com so we can confirm the requirement and provide access to digital sample previews for each title.

Developing Decoders Reset is available in two options:

A single pack (all 10 books) is priced at $59 and can be purchased online through Amazon or on the website on our online store.

A 6-pack (six sets of all 10 books) is available for $294 — that's $49 per set — and is available through a sales representative. This option is ideal for schools or teams running intervention groups with multiple students simultaneously.

To purchase or get help with larger orders, you can reach Laprea Education through any of the following:

Website: LapreaEducation.com

Email: info@StructuredLiteracy.com

Phone: (914) 292-1383