Before the Squiggle Code (a Roadmap to Reading)

DOG ON A LOG Get Ready! Books are easy for parents to use, fun for kids, and follow the science of learning to read. Information on downloading printable games, flashcards, and other materials is available in each book. With so many complementary printables, this series was created to be economical for families and teachers.

All DOG ON A LOG Books follow a systematic, Orton-Gillingham/systematic phonics-based sequence.

Trying to find a way to teach your child to read, whether you are supplementing what your child is being taught in school or as a homeschooling family, can feel overwhelming. DOG ON A LOG Get Ready! Books are written by a mom who wants to try and eliminate some of those feelings for other parents. These parent-friendly books will guide you along the path of teaching reading.

DOG ON A LOG Get Ready! Books give simple activities you can do with your child. Once you understand the skills that your child needs to learn, you may wish to add additional activities. Resources are suggested that will help you find additional free or low-cost activities you can personalize to your child.

Book 1: "Before the Squiggle Code (A Roadmap to Reading)" Starts at the very beginning of the learning to read process: it helps the learner hear the smallest sounds in words. Relevant excerpts from "Teaching a Struggling Reader: One Mom's Experience with Dyslexia" are also included to help parents with children who are struggling to read.

Book 2: "The Squiggle Code (Letters Make Words)" Helps the learner discover that each sound has a letter or letters and when the letters are put together, they make words. This is when reading begins.

Book 3: "Kids' Squiggles (Letters Make Words)" The seven sound-out stories from "The Squiggle Code" in a child-friendly format with pictures and less words per page. Each story adds a new group of letters.

Get Ready! Readers 1 to 7 (Can be used instead of "Kids' Squiggles") Each of these seven readers includes just one story from "Kids' Squiggles" along with traceable letters and sound-out content from "The Squiggle Code."

DOG ON A LOG Get Ready! Books help teach the important skills of phonological and phonemic awareness.

DOG ON A LOG Get Ready! Books were previously known as DOG ON A LOG Pup Books