Chad The Cat Chapter Book: Systematic Decodable Books for Phonics Readers and Kids With Dyslexia (DOG ON A LOG Chapter Books) - Softcover

Brookes, Pamela

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1949471136 ISBN 13: 9781949471137

Publisher: DOG ON A LOG Books, 2017

Synopsis

This book has about 340 words.

The DOG ON A LOG Book series helps kids, including kids with dyslexia, learn to read. They are sound out books that start with just a few phonics rules. Each following Step of books adds a few more phonics rules and sight words. This gradual progression lets kids learn to read without feeling so overwhelmed. The word list below will help you decide where in the series your child should start. Get more information on DOG ON A LOG printable game boards, flashcards, handwriting sheets from Pamela Brooke's author's page.

The (purple) Let's GO! books have less text for new or less confident readers. The (red) chapter books are longer for more reading practice. Kids enjoy these stories that get more complex and longer as more phonics are added throughout the series.

Books can be purchased individually or as collection volumes. This is an individual Step 1 Chapter Book.

The “Look Inside” feature will help you see if this book is right for your child.

Additional information on using this series is available in the kindle book HOW TO USE DECODABLE BOOKS TO TEACH READING.

DOG ON A LOG Books follow a structured literacy/Orton Gillingham phonics progression.

DOG ON A LOG "What Step Should We Start With" Word List
Have your child read the following words. If they can’t read every word in a Step, that is probably the step they should start with. For some kids, you may want to start at an earlier Step so they can build confidence in their reading ability.

Step 1
fin, mash, sock, sub, cat, that, Dan’s

Step 2
less, bats, tell, mall, chips, whiff, falls

Step 3
bangs, dank, honk, pings, chunk, sink, gong, rungs

Step 4
silk, fluff, smash, krill, drop, slim, whisk

Step 5
hunch, crate, rake, tote, inch, mote, lime

Step 6

child, molts, fold, hind, jolt, post, colds

Step 7
strive, scrape, splint, twists, crunch, prints, blend

Step 8
finish, denim, within, bathtub, sunset, medic, habit

Step 9
hundred, goldfinch, free, wheat, inhale, play, Joe

Step 10
be, remake, spry, repeat, silo, sometime, pinwheel

Many early reader books or leveled books are written so they cannot be sounded out. Kids often struggle and grow frustrated when they can’t sound out the words. However, kids who have been taught the phonics in DOG ON A LOG Books can be proud when they are able to sound out and read almost every word.

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

More DOG ON A LOG Books:

DOG ON A LOG Pup Books
---Before the Squiggle Code (Pre-Reading Skills)
---The Squiggle Code (Learning Letters and Words)
---Kids’ Squiggles (First Stories)

DOG ON A LOG Parent and Teacher Guides
---Teaching a Struggling Reader: One Mom’s Experience with Dyslexia
---How to Use Decodable Books to Teach Reading

You can see a representation of the DOG ON A LOG Quick Assessment Tool ("What Step Should We Start With" Word List) on Pamela Brooke's author's page.

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About this title

About the Author

Pamela Brookes and her family live in the desert wilderness (which is very similar to where the DOG ON A LOG characters live.) In between writing and homeschooling her kids, she likes to garden, hang out with her pack of dogs and barn cats, do home renovations, and take road trips.

From the Back Cover

More DOG ON A LOG Books

Most books available in Paperback,Hardback, and Kindle formats

DOG ON A LOG Parent and Teacher Guides

Book1 (Also in FREE e-book and PDF Bookfold)
·Teachinga Struggling Reader: One Mom's Experience with Dyslexia

Book2 (FREE e-book and PDF Bookfold only)
·How to Use DecodableBooks to Teach Reading


DOGON A LOG Pup Books
Book1
·Beforethe Squiggle Code (A Roadmap to Reading)

Books2-3
·TheSquiggle Code (Letters Make Words)
·Kids'Squiggles (Letters Make Words)


DOG ON A LOG Let's GO! and Chapter Books
Step1
·TheDog on the Log
·ThePig Hat
·Chadthe Cat
·Zipthe Bug
·TheFish and the Pig

Step2
·Mudon the Path
·TheRed Hen
·TheHat and Bug Shop
·Babsthe 'Bot
·TheCub

Step3
·Mr.Bing has Hen Dots
·TheJunk Lot Cat
·BonkPunk Hot Rod
·TheShip with Wings
·TheSub in the Fish Tank

Step4
·ThePush Truck
·TheSand Hill
·LilTilt and Mr. Ling
·MuskOx in the Tub
·TheTrip to the Pond

Step5
·Bakea Cake
·TheCrane at the Cave
·Ridea Bike
·Craneor Crane?
·TheSwing Gate

Step6
·TheColt
·TheGold Bolt
·Hidein the Blinds
·TheStone Child
·Toltthe Kind Cat

Step7
·Questfor A Grump Grunt
·TheBlimp
·TheSpring in the Lane
·Stampfor a Note
·Stripesand Splats

Step8
·Anviland Magnet
·TheMascot
·Kevin'sRabbit Hole
·TheHumbug Vet and Medic Shop
·Chickensin the Attic

Step 9
·Tripto Cactus Gulch 1: The Step-Up Team
·Tripto Cactus Gulch 2: Into the Mineshaft
·Playthe Bagpipes
·TheHidden Tale 1: The Lost Snapshot

All chapter books can be purchasedindividually or with all the same-step books in one volume.

Steps 1-5 can be bought as Let's GO!Books which are less text companions to the chapter books.

All titles can be bought as chapterbooks.

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From the Inside Flap

DOG ON A LOG Books Phonics Progression

DOG ON A LOG Pup Books
Book1
Phonological/Phonemic Awareness:
·Words
·Rhyming
·Syllables,identification, blending, segmenting
·Identifyingindividual letter sounds

Books2-3
Phonemic Awareness/Phonics
·Consonants, primary sounds
·Short vowels
·Blending
·Introduction to sight words


DOG ON A LOG Let's GO! and Chapter Books

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
·Letter Buddies: 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 blend -nch to make 3 and 4 soundwords
·Silent e, including "-ke"

Step 6
·Exception words containing: 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 closedsyllable word (script, spring)

Step 8
·Two-syllable words with 2 closed syllables, notblends (sunset, chicken, unlock)

Step9
·Two-syllablewords with all previously introduced sounds including blends, exception words,and silent "e" (blacksmith, kindness, inside)
·Voweldigraphs: ai, ay, ea, ee, ie, oa, oe (rain, play, beach, tree, pie, goat, toe)

Edition details

• Publisher: DOG ON A LOG Books
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1949471136
• ISBN 13: 9781949471137
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 40