Scrub the Hands: Early Decodable Book (Simple Words Early Decodable Books)

Hig the Pig, Rad the Rat and Nat the Cat plan a trip to Sun Pond. Hig the Pig plays in the mud, Rad the Rat naps on the mat and Nat the Cat swings. When Hig the Pig does not wash up before lunch, the bugs in the mud get him sick.

Will Hig the Pig learn the benefits of washing and scrubbing hands to stay healthy?

Scope and Sequence Analysis:

Explore the detailed scope and sequence and read a sample chapter for each title on Simple Words Books’ website.

Category: Step 5: Early Decodable Chapter Books
Decodability: 93.9%
Word Count: 2,870 words
Chapters: 25
Genre: Adventure

• Irregular – taught: 693 words, 10 unique words, 24.1% of the word count. (a, the, to, are, do, of, from, they, was, you)
• Short vowels: 1,280 words, 99 unique words, 44.6% of the word count.
• Blends: 313 words, 62 unique words, 10.9% of the word count.
• Digraphs: 234 words, 43 unique words, 8.2% of the word count.
• FLSZ: 115 words, 19 unique words, 4.0% of the word count.
• Double consonants: 11 words, 1 unique word, 0.4% of the word count.
• -ng, -nk: 50 words, 17 unique words, 1.7% of the word count.
• Open syllables: 141 words, 4 unique words, 4.9% of the word count.
• Ctr r: 10 words, 1 unique word, 0.3% of the word count.
• Irregular – other: 10 words, 1 unique word, 0.3% of the word count.
• Pre-teach words: 23 words, 2 unique words, 0.8% of the word count.

Publisher: Simple Words Books
Author: Cigdem Knebel
Font: Century Gothic Font

Finding decodable children's chapter books for older striving readers that are both engaging and age-appropriate for striving and struggling readers, dyslexic students, and older kids can be challenging. The right books that match a child’s reading skills help build a lifelong love of reading.

Simple Words Books are high-interest/low readability (hi-lo), phonics-based chapter books designed for struggling readers, reluctant early readers, and students with dyslexia. Every story is carefully crafted to improve fluency, accuracy, vocabulary, and comprehension while boosting confidence. Our chapter books range from 2,000 to 10,000+ words.

Our “big-kid” early decodable chapter books, readers, and story collections align with many major structured literacy programs and have controlled vocabulary, making them a perfect supplement for classrooms, reading intervention, homeschooling, tutoring, and independent reading.

Our dyslexia-friendly books include a detailed word list by phonics skill at the back of each book. This makes it easier to match each title with the skills the reader is explicitly taught.