Five Chapter Books 8: Systematic Decodable Books Help Developing Readers, including Those with Dyslexia, Learn to Read with Phonics
About this ebook
This collection is the five books in Step 8 of the DOG ON A LOG Chapter book series.
The books are:
-- Anvil and Magnet Chapter Book
-- The Mascot Chapter Book
-- Kevin’s Rabbit Hole Chapter Book
-- The Humbug Vet and Medic Shop Chapter Book
-- Chickens in the Attic Chapter Book
Individual books can also be purchased separately.
Sight Words:
a, all, are, as, be, come, comes, could, do, does, Dr., for, friends, from, full, go, goes, has, have, he, here, hi, his, I, into, is, island, like, may, me, Ms., my, no, of, OK, onto, or, our, out, people, pic, pics, please, pulls, push, put, puts, said, say, says, see, sees, she, should, so, some, talk, talks, the, their, there, they, to, walk, walks, want, wants, was, we, were, what, where, would, you, your
Each book has about 1,700 to 2,875 total words
These are Step 8 Chapter books.
Decodable books let a learner who has been taught the phonics rules and sight words in that book sound them out and read them. These are systematic books because each Step of books build on the skills practiced in the prior Steps.
Most kids who read DOG ON A LOG Books are proud that they can finally read a book without so much frustration.
DOG ON A LOG Phonics Progression
Step 1
Consonants, primary sounds
Short vowels
Digraphs: ch, sh, th, wh, ck
2 and 3 sound words
Possessive ‘s
Step 2
Bonus letters (f, l, s, z after short vowel)
“all”
–s suffix
Step 3
ang, ing, ong, ung, ank, ink, onk, unk
Step 4
Consonant Blends to make 4 sound words
3 and 4 sound words ending in –lk, -sk
Step 5
Digraph blends –nch to make 3 and 4 sound words
Silent e, including "-ke"
Step 6
ild, old, olt, ind, ost
Step 7
5 sounds in a closed syllable word plus suffix -s (crunch, slumps)
3 letter blends and up to 6 sounds in a closed syllable word (script, spring)
Step 8
Two syllable words with 2 closed syllables, not blends (sunset, chicken, unlock)
Step 9
Two syllable words with all previously introduced sounds including blends, exception words, and silent “e” (blacksmith, kindness, inside)
Vowel digraphs: ai, ay, ea, ee, ie, oa, oe (rain, play, beach, tree, pie, goat, toe)
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