Stash The Trash: Early Decodable Book (Paperback or Softback)

When Buck the Duck and Mick the Chick find out their campsite at Brisk Pond is filled with trash, they got to work fast. Yet, that is not the end of it. The pond is filled with trash as well. They are glad to get rid of the trash on the sand.

Bup the Pup is on the lot next to them. His lot is filled with trash as well. When Buck the Duck and Mick the Chick help Bup the Pup clean up his lot, they join forces to ensure Brisk Pond stays trash free.

Scope and Sequence Analysis:

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Step: #4 Early Decodable Chapter Books
Decodability: 94.7%
Word Count: 2481 words
Chapters: 20

• Irregular – taught: 673 words, 8 unique words, 27.1% of the word count. (a, the, to, are, do, of, does, from, they, was, you )
• Short vowels: 723 words, 103 unique words, 29.1% of the word count.
• Blends: 309 words, 69 unique words, 12.5% of the word count.
• Digraphs: 495 words, 50 unique words, 20.0% of the word count.
• FLSZ: 102 words, 22 unique words, 4.1% of the word count.
• Double consonants: 9 words, 2 unique words, 0.4% of the word count.
• -ng, -nk: 36 words, 18 unique words, 1.5% of the word count.
• Open syllables: 114 words, 5 unique words, 4.6% of the word count.
• Ctr r: 16 words, 1 unique word, 0.6% of the word count.
• Irregular – other: 3 words, 2 unique words, 0.1% of the word count.
• Pre-teach words: 1 word, 1 unique word, 0.04% of the word count.

Genre: Adventure
Category: Decodable Chapter Book #4 Early Step
Publisher: Simple Words Books
Author: Cigdem Knebel
Font: Century Gothic Font

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