Spring Mess: Early Decodable Book (Paperback or Softback)

Rox the Fox is the best in Dunn Hill when it comes to plants. He is a big shot and has a lot of fans.

Spring is the best time for Rox the Fox. But this year, spring brings pests, a rat and strong winds that destroy the plants. How will Rox the Fox bring back the plants to Dunn Hill? Where will he find the inspiration?

Scope and Sequence Analysis:

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

Step: #4 Early Decodable Chapter Books
Decodability: 93.6%
Word Count: 2247 words
Chapters: 21

• Irregular – taught: 506 words, 11 unique words, 22.5% of the word count. (a, the, to, are, do, of, does, from, they, was, you )
• Short vowels: 807 words, 102 unique words, 35.9% of the word count.
• Blends: 359 words, 83 unique words, 16.0% of the word count.
• Digraphs: 250 words, 65 unique words, 11.1% of the word count.
• FLSZ: 100 words, 25 unique words, 4.5% of the word count.
• Double consonants: 27 words, 3 unique words, 1.2% of the word count.
• -ng, -nk: 54 words, 15 unique words, 2.4% of the word count.
• -all: 1 word, 1 unique word, 0.04% of the word count.
• Open syllables: 92 words, 3 unique words, 4.1% of the word count.
• Ctr r: 31 words, 1 unique word, 1.4% of the word count.
• Irregular – other: 20 words, 4 unique words, 0.9% of the word count.

Genre: Adventure
Category: Decodable Chapter Book #4 Early Step
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.