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

Brookes, Pamela

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1949471209 ISBN 13: 9781949471205

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.

     The tan cub sits on a log. He can see thick fog.
Lots and lots of thick fog. He does not see his mom.
She should be here.

Sight Words:
a, are, be, could, do, does, for, from, go, goes, has, have, he, her, here, his, I, like, likes, of, OK, or, see, sees, she, should, the, they, to, want, wants, what, would

Approximately 880 total words

This is a Step 2 Chapter book.

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.

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About this title

About the Author

My child needed an ongoing supply of systematic phonics books that use an Orton-Gillingham approach. Finding such books proved to be a nearly impossible 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 lot 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.

Review

LYNNE E. JAFFE, PHD,  co-author: Woodcock-Johnson IV: Reports, Recommendations,and Strategies (2016), and Comprehensive Evaluations: Case Reports for Psychologists, Diagnosticians, and Special Educators (2011):
   
In the 45 years that I have been teaching reading to students with dyslexia, I'm always looking for reading material to back up that which is provided by the program, which my students can use to practice reading on their own or at home with a parent's guidance. Many publishers have sets of "high-low" books intended for older readers with limited reading skills but these do not follow the principles of the Orton-Gillingham-based reading programs - systematic, highly structured, recursive in its presentation of skills taught, and with progress predicated on mastery of the current level of skills being taught. Now, Pamela Brookes has created DOG ON A LOG Chapter Books that follow an incremental, phonics-based pattern and work well with O-G based programs.These wonderful little books have "chapters," so that students feel that the books are a bit more sophisticated. Another advantage of these books is that they have just enough pictures to increase interest in the stories but not so many as to allow the reader to get the story from the pictures. Reading is necessary.
 
Ms. Brookes has also created DOG ON A LOG Let's GO! Books. This complementary set of books tell the same stories with more pictures and less text. These books allow for skill practice in a format which may be less intimidating for some students until they feel confident enough to approach the chapter books. Ms. Brookes' books will be a great asset to educational therapists, parents, and special education teachers in their work with children and adults with dyslexia.

Edition details

• Publisher: DOG ON A LOG Books
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1949471209
• ISBN 13: 9781949471205
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 50