Teacher PSA: If you’re using leveled books to teach reading, we need to talk. Leveled books might look like they’re helping kids read, but here’s the truth— They’re actually teaching kids to GUESS words instead of actually reading them. (Look at the picture and take a wild guess? No thanks. Remember the words on that last page and say them again? Nope. 🙅‍♀️) But decodable books? GAME. CHANGER. Instead of guessing, kids learn a phonics skill or spelling rule —like the sound M says /m/ or the let