The Emergent Reader Series provides successful, motivational reading experiences for beginning and struggling readers. The series supports early literacy development with connected reading practice in narrative and informational decodable texts.
The series can be used to supplement and enhance any beginning reading program. The comprehensive scope & sequence covers the letter-sound correspondences and irregular high-frequency words introduced in most K–1 beginning reading programs.

This chart illustrates the systematic, cumulative progression of foundational phonics skills introduced in the Emergent Reader Series. These important skills become the foundation of decodability for all future titles in the Books to Remember Series.

Learning Cards include all target letter-sound correspondences, Decodable Words, High-Frequency Puzzle Words, and Story Puzzle Words introduced in the Emergent Reader Series. Colorful fine-art picture cards can be used for phonemic awareness activities and for vocabulary development with young children and English Language Learners.
The Learning Card activity bank offers teacher-friendly, book-by-book word lists and a collection of comprehensive scripted 10- to 30-minute lesson models for word sorting to help teachers easily deliver evidence-based instruction in the areas of
Scripted instruction can be delivered in
10- to
30-minute lesson blocks. Use of Emergent Reader
Series Teacher's Guides will deliver best-practice
instruction in the areas of

Recommended for grades K–1 reading instruction and grades 1–2 intervention. Refer to Scope & Sequence for specific skills.
Complete classroom set includes 5 copies of each Emergent Reader Series 1–41 books; 1 binder with 41 Teacher’s Guides and blackline masters; and Learning Cards and Learning Card activity bank for all 41 books. See page 1 of our order form for volume discounting.
Order Form| Emergent Reader Series products | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Emergent Reader complete classroom set (contents listed above) | 978-1-60541-143-9 | $1,115.00 |
| Emergent Reader Series books only (41 titles) | 978-1-60541-126-2 | $162.00 |
| Teacher's Guides only (1 binder, 41 guides, blackline masters) | 978-1-60541-125-5 | $105.00 |
| Learning Cards only (cards for 41 books plus instructions) | 978-1-60541-099-9 | $200.00 |