The Reading Roadmap: What Order Should Your Child Read In?
Most book sets jump all over the place — too hard one day, too easy the next. This free one-page chart shows the order that actually works: 121 books, 6 stages, from first letter sounds to confident reading.
What you get
- All 6 stages in plain language — what your child learns at each one
- The first books in every stage, so you can see the path
- A "ready to move on when..." line for each stage, so you know when to keep going
- One page — print it, pin it up, and always know what comes next
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This chart is the parent overview of the Reading Roadmap inside the Decodable Readers Vault for Parents. Inside the membership, the same roadmap is a full checklist with all 121 books and a box to check off for every book your child reads.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does the order matter so much?
Books that teach reading work best when each one uses only the sounds and patterns your child has already learned, plus one new thing at a time. Random sets mix in patterns your child has never been taught, which is how guessing habits start. The Roadmap keeps every book at the "just right" level.
My child is already reading a little. Where do we start?
The chart's second page points you to a free 5-minute check that finds your child's starting point — which stage to open first, and whether they are ready for Book 1.
Is this the whole checklist?
This is the overview — the 6 stages on one page. The full checklist, with every one of the 121 books listed in order and a checkbox for each, lives inside the Decodable Readers Vault for Parents, along with the books themselves.
What ages is this for?
The path covers Kindergarten through 2nd grade reading skills. Children move through it at their own pace — some start at Stage 1 as young beginners, others join partway through.
