Decodables in Tier 2 and Tier 3 Intervention

Learning Difficulties Australia (LDA) presents this on-demand professional learning session exploring the effective use of decodable texts in Tier 2 and Tier 3 reading intervention. Decodable books — texts carefully constructed so that students can apply the phonics skills they have been explicitly taught — are an essential tool in structured literacy intervention, but their effectiveness depends on how thoughtfully they are selected, sequenced, and integrated into intervention sessions. This session examines practical strategies for maximising the impact of decodables within multi-tiered systems of support, helping intervention teachers and reading specialists understand how to match texts to individual students' developing phonics knowledge, use decodables to build both accuracy and fluency, and transition students toward more complex texts as their skills develop. LDA is one of Australia's leading voices in evidence-based literacy education, and their professional learning offerings consistently reflect the latest research on what works in reading instruction and intervention. For educators delivering Tier 2 small-group or Tier 3 intensive reading intervention, this session provides practical, research-aligned guidance for one of the most important tools in the intervention toolkit.