Signal Series: Decodable Books for Years 7–8

Ten decodable books for intermediate-age students. Real-world stories and information, with the sounds taught step by step.

Signal is for students in Years 7–8 who still need to build their phonic knowledge but are ready for more. The books are longer, with more complex ideas and sentences, and they sound like books for teenagers, not for younger children.

Each book focuses on one set of sounds from a ten-unit sequence. Students practise those sounds in a full-length text that holds their interest, with fiction such as Midnight Flight and Storm at the Port and non-fiction such as From Stream to Reef and Careers in the Air. The back cover shows the focus sounds so teachers can find the right book quickly.

Why teachers choose Signal

• Ten books in the same sound sequence as Field Notes, so a class can move through the units in order.
• Fiction and non-fiction.
• 16 pages of text in each book, with the sounds repeated naturally.
• Reading Practice word list on the inside cover.
• A teaching notes page in every book.
• Works for small-group intervention, classroom reading and English language learners.

The ten books:

• Day in the Rain
• From Stream to Reef
• Midnight Flight
• Boats that Broke the Rules
• The Rescue Crew
• Storm at the Port
• Park in the Dark
• Careers in the Air
• Noise on the Coast
• The Final Decision