In English and Spanish—Print and E-Books Formats! View AlphaKids Spanish!
Enhance Your Literacy Instruction with AlphaKids: Classroom-Tested, Research-Based, Loved-by-Kids! - DEVELOP reading skills and strategies systematically through scaffolded, explicit instruction, and Student Books that gradually increase in length and difficulty.
- CAPTURE students' attention with 288 leveled readers available in Print and E-Book formats, available in English and Spanish for whole-class and small-group use.
- TRACK progress and ensure application of key skills using Blackline Masters and quick observational checks.
AlphaKids Student Books
Empower your students to become strategic, successful readers with 288 updated titles in a wide range of topics and genres to match any curriculum. - Choose from realistic fiction, adventures, how-to books, photo-essays, fairy tales, and more!
- High-interest titles offer gradually increasing challenges in length, language, text format, and story structure.
- Child-centered books feature multicultural characters and engaging topics to keep kids turning pages.
- Comprehension questions in the back of each book prompt students to check understanding and make connections.
- Take a look inside! See samples of the new Student Book features.
AlphaKids E-Books
AlphaKids Student Books are now available in E-Book format!
 - Look Inside! Download an E-Book Sample. (1.3 MB)
- Purchase one-time-only, with 6-Packs
- Unlimited circulation throughout a building
- Device neutral: web-based, mobile-friendly, and iPad-compatible; perfect for interactive whiteboards
- Access at school or home, anywhere, anytime
AlphaKids Teacher Guides
Individual Lesson Plans accompany each Student Book. 
- Explicit support for building reading strategies and introducing important elements of phonics, punctuation, and grammar.
- Suggestions for promoting comprehension through activating prior knowledge,previewing the text, and thinking about the text while reading.
- Blackline Master to assess comprehension.
- ELL strategies.
- Extension activities to encourage fluency practice and develop writing skills.
- Take a look inside! Download a FREE Teacher Guide sampler.
AlphaKids Program Organization
Designed for guiding young readers through a supported and scaffolded program of literacy development, AlphaKids features a variety of levels and genres to match your students’ skills, interests, and instructional needs. | LEVELS | FEATURES | Levels
1–5 | • Guided Reading LevelsA–D; 8–16 pages each; with 1–9 lines of text per page.
• Gradual progression of high-frequencywords.
• Consistent layout featuring ample word spacing. | Levels
6–11 | • Guided Reading LevelsD–G; 16 pages each; with 1–12 lines of text per page.
• Develop new vocabulary by teaching students to process words in context.
• Variety of syntax, line lengths, voices, and sentence structures. | Levels
12–17 | • Guided Reading LevelsG–I; 16 pages each; with 1–14 lines of text per page.
• Increased exposure to complex and compound sentence structure, and direct speech.
• Introduction to a variety of voices and points of view. | Levels
18–24 | • Guided Reading Levels J–K; 16–24 pages each; with 1–17 lines of text perpage.
• Nonfiction text features, including captions, diagrams, headings, bulleted lists, and labels.
• Range of informational texts and longer, more complex narratives. |
Accelerated Reader® quizzes are available for selected titles in AlphaKids, Levels 4–24. FREE Smart Word vocabulary card included with every 6-Pack and book label for every title. | E-Books Available!
Perfect for whole class and small group settings.
Download an E-Book Sample.
(1.3 MB)
Look inside a complimentary Teacher Guide sampler.
See Student Book Pages!
Click through AlphaKids Levels 1–24 below to view samples from each set. See samples of the new Student Book features.
Researched & Approved:
View the AlphaKids Research Report. |
