The Moonlit Mountain Readers Classroom Set B includes six copies each of 42 original titles across seven different series.
Featuring a unique cast of vibrant, relatable characters and their stories, the Moonlit Mountain Readers combine captivating storytelling with intentional phonics instruction. The genres of fantasy and science fiction are not widely represented in the decodable reader market, but are often the stories that engage readers the most with their imaginative worlds and unique characters.
From the Scottish Highlands with Nox, a lovable Loch Ness Monster, to a futuristic city with Ro-Bo 7 and her robot family, this series invites kids to fall in love with these mythical creatures, anthropomorphic animals, and fantastical landscapes—all while building the skills and confidence to become lifelong readers.
Not only will beginning readers love the gorgeous artwork and enchanting stories—these decodable texts will empower them to develop essential reading skills. The Moonlit Mountain Readers are grounded in a robust body of literacy research. They adhere to evidence-based principles of phonics instruction, incorporating consistent cumulative review inside engaging and comprehensible stories, and the scope and sequence ensures systematic teaching of decoding skills, phonics concepts, and high-frequency words.
Benefits and Features of the Moonlit Mountain Readers
- High Decodability and Readability
- Over 70% of the text is decodable and more than 90% is readable, balancing phonetically regular words with high-frequency irregular words.
- This high level of decodability and readability aligns with best practices and research in early literacy instruction that says that beginner books should strike a balance between phonetically regular words and irregular high-frequency words.
- Systematic Phonics Instruction
- Ensures a structured and cumulative approach to phonics, allowing children to build foundational decoding skills progressively.
- Scope and Sequence of High-Frequency Words
- The Moonlit Mountain Readers have a scope and sequence that ensures systematic teaching of decoding skills, phonics concepts, and high-frequency words.
- Cumulative Review Books
- Specific books within the series focus on cumulative review to help reinforce previously learned skills without introducing new ones, ensuring steady progress and supporting long-term retention of phonics skills.
- Phonics Boxes and Bold Print
- The inside front cover of each decodable book clearly displays letter-sound correspondences and high-frequency words, with bold print indicating new concepts.
- Comprehensive Book Introductions
- Another ease-of-use feature on the inside front cover, this guides educators, parents, and caregivers in introducing new books, including previews of storylines and non-decodable words.
- Phonics “Warm Up” Activities
- Included on the inside front cover, these activities provide targeted decoding practice before reading to help students focus on specific phonics skills in isolation before reading.
- Talk About the Book Section
- Also on the inside front cover, this section encourages discussions about the text via a list of literal, inferential, and evaluative text-dependent questions that help promote comprehension and critical thinking.
What's Included
The 90 Moonlit Mountain Readers titles are grouped into 13 irresistible character-centric series that encourage readers to keep reading, from one book to the next. Each story within a series presents readers with familiar characters and the next part of their epic adventure!
Each book provides concentrated decoding practice with new phonics features, building skills step by step.
- Set A introduces foundational skills
- Set B expands into advanced phonics and multisyllabic words
- Cumulative review books within each series provide landing points to consolidate learning, reinforcing earlier concepts without adding new ones.
Overall, the Moonlit Mountain Readers supports a steady, staircase-like progression through phonics and decoding challenges. Please refer to the Components section to see what’s included with each set.
