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MetaMetrics’ new decodability analysis is a first-of-its-kind, research-based analysis of books for beginning readers who are learning how to sound out or “decode” words using phonics. Educators asked us for a tool to find books to match their curricular scope and sequence so students can practice the right letter sounds (and combinations of consonants and vowels) at the right time. We built the tool (Lexile® Find a Decodable Book!) and the analysis behind it. When you add decodability information to your books, you increase value for your customers.
From frequency of individual vowels (like short “a”) to number of consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) combinations, the decodability analysis includes precise data on what makes your books decodable. The information is provided in two ways:
Getting started analyzing your decodable book is easy! It starts with reaching out.