Five Chapter Books 3: Systematic Decodable Books for Phonics Readers and Folks with a Dyslexic Learning Style (DOG ON A LOG Chapter Book Collections) - Softcover

Brookes, Pamela

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1949471020 ISBN 13: 9781949471021

Publisher: DOG ON A LOG Books, 2017

Synopsis

Finally, a delightful book series that helps kids learn phonics rules step by step. Fun books designed for anyone learning to read with phonics, especially learners with dyslexia. Start anywhere in the series, according to your child's reading level. All DOG ON A LOG Books follow a Structure Literacy/Orton-Gillingham based phonics sequence. Gameboards, flashcards, and other activities can be downloaded from www.dogonalogbooks.com.

This collection is the five books in Step 3 of the DOG ON A LOG Chapter book series.
The books are:

Mr. Bing Has Hen Dots
The Junk Lot Cat
The Bonk Punk Hot Rod
The Ship With Wings
The Sub In The Fish

Individual books can also be purchased separately.

Sight Words:
a, are, as, be, could, do, does, for, from, go, goes, has, have, he, her, here, his, I, into, is, like, likes, me, Mr., Mrs., my, no, of, OK, or, put, puts, said, say, says, see, sees, she, should, the, their, there, they, to, want, wants,was, we, what, where, would, you, your

Each book has about 960 to 1,170 total words

These are Step 3 Chapter books.

The DOG ON A LOG Books series are for phonics readers and folks with dyslexia. They are Decodable books which means a learner who has been taught the phonics rules and the limited sight words in that book can sound them out and read them. They are Systematic because one Step of books follows another. The words used reflect the inclusion of 1 to 3 new phonics rules in each Step. Each Step of books builds on the skills practiced in the prior Steps. There are five books at each Step.

The chapter books are written in a chapter format with one picture in most chapters. They are longer, have more detail, and sometimes offer more complexity than the Let's GO! Books. They're great for practicing known and newly introduced phonics rules. They're also just fun reading.

DOG ON A LOG Let’s GO! Books are shorter versions of DOG ON A LOG Chapter books. Let’s GO! books tell the same stories with about 8 pictures and only a few sentences per page. They’re perfect as an introduction to the new phonics rules or simply for fun reading for younger kids.

Most kids who read DOG ON A LOG Books are over-the-moon-proud that they can finally read a book without so much frustration. This builds confidence in new and struggling readers. Their parents are excited that, along with reading sight words, their kids can decode every word on every page. With each progressing Step the readers gain more confidence as the vocabulary, grammar, and stories become more complex and they see their skills and abilities growing with the books.

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)

Paperbacks have black and white images. The books are optimized for learners with dyslexia. They have cream colored paper and 22 point Verdana font. Research has shown Verdana is one of the most dyslexia-friendly fonts.

About this title

From the Author

My child needed an ongoing supply of systematic phonics books that use an Orton-Gllingham approach. This proved to be a nearly impossible, expensive task so I decided to write them myself.
 
I want to share our books with new readers and their families. I also want to make them affordable. All books are available in both digital and paper editions. The most cost effective version is a digital collection of five same-step books. The paperback version of the five book collections is a bit more, but is still a lost less expensive than buying the individual paper books. Due to production costs, the individual paperbacks are the most expensive way to buy these books. However, these books give kids a chance to hold a book and say, "I read this WHOLE book." Since every family will have different needs and different budgets, I am making the books available in multiple formats. All the paperbacks have black and white pictures to keep prices down. The digital books all have color pictures.  
                             
As our reading journey progresses I will continue to write books for my daughter and to share them with other families.
 
I was not going to include artwork because that is not my talent. However, my daughter was adamant she wanted her books to include pictures. I may not be able to draw, but I can photoshop images so I take public domain images and adapted to each story. I am grateful to the artists who have made their images available for public domain uses. These sweet images give my daughter a break when the reading is challenging.
 
I hope other new readers will be entertained by these stories as they practice, and master, each step of their reading journey. 
 
Pamela Brookes

From the Inside Flap

More DOG ON A LOG Books
 
Step 1
The Dog On The Log
The Pig Hat
ChadThe Cat
Zip The Bug
The Fish and The Pig
 
Step 2
Mud On The Path
The Red Hen
The Hat And Bug Shop
Babs The 'Bot
The Cub
 
Step 3
Mr. Bing Has Hen Dots
The Junk Lot Cat
Bonk Punk Hot Rod
The Ship With Wings
The Sub In The Fish Tank
 
Step 4
The Push Truck
The Sand Hill
Lil Tilt And Mr. Ling
Musk Ox In The Tub
The Trip To The Pond
 
Step 5
Bake a Cake
The Crane At The Cave
Ride A Bike
Crane Or Crane?
The Swing Gate
 
Step 6
The Colt
The Gold Bolt
Hide In The Blinds
The Stone Child
Tolt The Kind Cat
 
Step 7
Quest For A Grump Grunt
The Blimp
The Spring In The Lane
Stamp For A Note
Stripes And Splats
 
All books can be purchased individually or as five same-stepbooks in one volume.
 
Steps 1-5 can be bought as Let's GO! Books which are lesstext companions to the
chapter books. They build confidence to prepare for thelonger chapter books.
 
All books can be bought as chapter books.
 
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Edition details

• Publisher: DOG ON A LOG Books
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1949471020
• ISBN 13: 9781949471021
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 204