On the Tracks - (Stairway Decodables Step 2) by Leanna Koch

About the Book

Moving people from place to place is a busy job, and this train is up to the task! Traveling across bridges, through hills, and past ponds, the train carries many people going about their day. Come join the ride!

Book Synopsis

Moving people from place to place is a busy job, and this train is up to the task! Traveling across bridges, through hills, and past ponds, the train carries many people going about their day. Come join the ride! Stairway Decodables is a supplemental phonics resource that's perfect for supporting small group instruction, independent reading, or reading practice at home. This title provides practice in decoding words with initial and final consonant blends.

From the Back Cover

All day long, the train chugs along its track through the city, picking up and dropping off people where they need to go.

Review Quotes

The books in this set intend to support early readers, but frequently do not meet developmental and curricular benchmarks. The stories can feel disorganized, with texts that introduce too many different phonemes at once, making it difficult for young readers to focus on decoding skills. For example, in Pet Tricks, the plot is cluttered with too many characters, making it challenging to follow and distracting from the phonics practice. VERDICT This lack of controlled text and ­focus undermines the series' effectiveness as a decodable reading tool for early literacy.-- "School Library Journal"