Sam Is Stuck: Decodable Chapter Book (Kents' Quest)

For Tim and his sister, Kim, a relaxing boat ride with their parents turns into a rescue mission. Sam, a talking fish, is stuck between the rocks and his best pal cannot get him out… Can Tim and Kim help Sam? Will Sam the Cod Fish ever be free?

Scope and Sequence Analysis:

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Step: #5 Novice Decodable Chapter Books
Decodability: 91.4%
Word Count: 4351 words
Chapters: 6

• Irregular – taught: 995 words, 17 unique words, 22.9% of the word count. (a, the, to, are, do, of, does, from, they, was, you, have, says, there, what, Mr., Mrs.)
• Short vowels: 1,365 words, 138 unique words, 31.4% of the word count.
• Blends: 552 words, 110 unique words, 12.7% of the word count.
• Digraphs: 488 words, 75 unique words, 11.2% of the word count.
• FLSZ: 138 words, 31 unique words, 3.2% of the word count.
• Double consonants: 10 words, 3 unique words, 0.2% of the word count.
• -ng, -nk: 80 words, 30 unique words, 1.8% of the word count.
• -all: 38 words, 6 unique words, 0.9% of the word count.
• Open syllables: 307 words, 10 unique words, 7.1% of the word count.
• Silent e: 33 words, 4 unique words, 0.8% of the word count.
• Ctr r: 83 words, 5 unique words, 1.9% of the word count.
• Vowel teams: 156 words, 26 unique words, 3.6% of the word count.
• -ost: 1 word, 1 unique word, 0.02% of the word count.
• Y vowel: 15 words, 2 unique words, 0.3% of the word count.
• Suffix -ing: 1 word, 1 unique word, 0.02% of the word count.
• Compound: 9 words, 5 unique words, 0.2% of the word count.
• Multisyllabic: 25 words, 14 unique words, 0.6% of the word count.
• Irregular - other: 40 words, 12 unique words, 0.9% of the word count.
• Pre-teach words: 15 words, 6 unique words, 0.3% of the word count.

Series: The Kents' Quest
Genre: Adventure
Category: Decodable Chapter Book #5 Novice Step
Publisher: Simple Words Books
Author: Cigdem Knebel
Edition: 4 (2017)

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