Books with author Pamela Brown

Finally, a delightful book series that helps kids learn phonics rules step by step. Fun and engaging books designed for anyone learning to read with phonics, especially learners with dyslexia. Start anywhere in the series, according to your child's reading level. All DOG ON A LOG Books follow a Structured Literacy/Orton-Gillingham based phonics sequence. Gameboards, flashcards, and other activities can be downloaded from dogonalogbooks.com.You can learn how to use this series in the kindle book HOW TO USE DECODABLE BOOKS TO TEACH READING. The "Look Inside" feature will help you decide if this book is right for your child.Let's GO! Books have less text and build confidence towards the same title Chapter Book.This collection is the five books in Step 2 of the DOG ON A LOG Let's GO! Book Series. The books are:--Mud On The Path--The Red Hen--The Hat And Bug Shop--Babs The 'Bot--The CubSight Words:a, be, do, does, eggs, for, from, go, goes, has, have, he, her, I, is, like, likes, me, my, of, say, says, see, sees, she, the, they, to, want, wants, we, what, would, youBook lengths vary from about 100 to 130 total words.These are Step 2 Let's GO! Books.Decodable books let a learner who has been taught the phonics rules and sight words in that book sound them out and read them. These are systematic books because each Step of books build on the skills practiced in the prior Steps.Most kids who read DOG ON A LOG Books are proud that they can finally read a book without so much frustration.DOG ON A LOG Phonics ProgressionStep 1*Consonants, primary sounds*Short vowels*Digraphs: ch, sh, th, wh, ck*2 and 3 sound words*Possessive 'sStep 2*Bonus letters (f, l, s, z after short vowel)*"all"*-s suffixStep 3*Letter Buddies: ang, ing, ong, ung, ank, ink, onk, unkStep 4*Consonant Blends to make 4 sound words*3 and 4 sound words ending in -lk, -skStep 5*Digraph blends -nch to make 3 and 4 sound words*Silent e, including "-ke"Step 6*Exception words containing: ild, old, olt, ind, ostStep 7*5 sounds in a closed syllable word plus suffix -s (crunch, slumps)*3 letter blends and up to 6 sounds in a closed syllable word (script, spring)Step 8*Two syllable words with 2 closed syllables, not blends (sunset, chicken, unlock)Step 9*Two syllable words with all previously introduced sounds including blends, exception words, and silent "e" (blacksmith, kindness, inside)*Vowel digraphs: ai, ay, ea, ee, ie, oa, oe (rain, play, beach, tree, pie, goat, toe)WATCH FOR MORE STEPS AND BOOKS COMING SOON

The DOG ON A LOG Book series helps kids, including kids with dyslexia, learn to read. They are sound out books that start with just a few phonics rules. Each following Step of books adds a few more phonics rules and sight words. This gradual progression helps kids learn to read without feeling so overwhelmed. The word list below will help you decide where in the series your child should start. For added practice, free printable game boards, flashcards, handwriting sheets, and more can be downloaded from dogonalogbooks.com.The (purple) Let's GO! books have less text for new or less confident readers. The (red) chapter books are longer for more reading practice. Kids enjoy these stories that get more complex and longer as more phonics are added throughout the series.Books can be purchased individually or as collection volumes. This is a collection volume of four Step 9 Chapter Books. This is the first Step with four books instead of five. The advancing phonics allows for more complex, longer individual books. This is the longest volume in the series.Additional information on using this series is available in the e-book HOW TO USE DECODABLE BOOKS TO TEACH READING. It can also be read for free at dogonalogbooks.com/free.DOG ON A LOG Books follow a structured literacy/Orton Gillingham phonics progression.DOG ON A LOG "What Step Should We Start With?" Word ListHave your child read the following words. If they can’t read every word in a Step, that is probably the step they should start with. For some kids, you may want to start at an earlier Step so they can build confidence in their reading ability.Step 1fin, mash, sock, sub, cat, that, Dan’sStep 2less, bats, tell, mall, chips, whiff, fallsStep 3bangs, dank, honk, pings, chunk, sink, gong, rungsStep 4silk, fluff, smash, krill, drop, slim, whiskStep 5hunch, crate, rake, tote, inch, mote, limeStep 6child, molts, fold, hind, jolt, post, coldsStep 7strive, scrape, splint, twists, crunch, prints, blendStep 8finish, denim, within, bathtub, sunset, medic, habitStep 9hundred, goldfinch, free, wheat, inhale, play, JoeStep 10be, remake, spry, repeat, silo, sometime, pinwheelMany early reader books or leveled books are written so they cannot be sounded out. Kids often struggle and grow frustrated when they can’t sound out the words. However, kids who have been taught the phonics in DOG ON A LOG Books can be proud when they are able to sound out and read almost every word.Paper books have black and white images. The books are optimized for learners with dyslexia. They have cream colored paper and large Verdana font. Research has shown Verdana is one of the most dyslexia-friendly fonts.Kindle version has color images.More DOG ON A LOG Books:DOG ON A LOG Pup Books---Before the Squiggle Code (Pre-Reading Skills)---The Squiggle Code (Learning Letters and Words)---Kids’ Squiggles (First Stories)DOG ON A LOG Parent and Teacher Guides---Teaching a Struggling Reader: One Mom’s Experience with Dyslexia---How to Use Decodable Books to Teach ReadingYou can read the complete DOG ON A LOG Phonics Progression (Scope and Sequence) at dogonalogbooks.com/about-dog-on-a-log-books/phonics-progression/Youi can print a copy of the Quick Assessment Tool ("What Step Should We Start With?" Word List) at dogonalogbooks.com/how-to-use/assessment-tool/WATCH FOR MORE STEPS AND BOOKS COMING SOON

Finally, a delightful book series that helps kids learn phonics rules step by step. Fun books designed for anyone learning to read with phonics, especially learners with dyslexia. Start anywhere in the series, according to your child's reading level. All DOG ON A LOG Books follow a Structured Literacy/Orton-Gillingham based phonics sequence. Gameboards, flashcards, and other activities can be downloaded from dogonalogbooks.com.You can learn how to use this series in the kindle book HOW TO USE DECODABLE BOOKS TO TEACH READING. This collection is the five books in Step 8 of the DOG ON A LOG Chapter book series.The books are: -- Anvil and Magnet Chapter Book-- The Mascot Chapter Book-- Kevin's Rabbit Hole Chapter Book-- The Humbug Vet and Medic Shop Chapter Book-- Chickens in the Attic Chapter BookIndividual books can also be purchased separately.Sight Words: a, all, are, as, be, come, comes, could, do, does, Dr., for, friends, from, full, go, goes, has, have, he, here, hi, his, I, into, is, island, like, may, me, Ms., my, no, of, OK, onto, or, our, out, people, pic, pics, please, pulls, push, put, puts, said, say, says, see, sees, she, should, so, some, talk, talks, the, their, there, they, to, walk, walks, want, wants, was, we, were, what, where, would, you, your Each book has about 1,700 to 2,875 total words These are Step 8 Chapter books.Decodable books let a learner who has been taught the phonics rules and sight words in that book sound them out and read them. These are systematic books because each Step of books build on the skills practiced in the prior Steps.Most kids who read DOG ON A LOG Books are proud that they can finally read a book without so much frustration.DOG ON A LOG Phonics ProgressionStep 1 Consonants, primary sounds Short vowels Digraphs: ch, sh, th, wh, ck 2 and 3 sound words Possessive 's Step 2 Bonus letters (f, l, s, z after short vowel) "all" -s suffix Step 3 ang, ing, ong, ung, ank, ink, onk, unk Step 4 Consonant Blends to make 4 sound words 3 and 4 sound words ending in -lk, -sk Step 5 Digraph blends -nch to make 3 and 4 sound words Silent e, including "-ke" Step 6 ild, old, olt, ind, ostStep 7 5 sounds in a closed syllable word plus suffix -s (crunch, slumps) 3 letter blends and up to 6 sounds in a closed syllable word (script, spring) Step 8 Two syllable words with 2 closed syllables, not blends (sunset, chicken, unlock)Step 9 Two syllable words with all previously introduced sounds including blends, exception words, and silent "e" (blacksmith, kindness, inside) Vowel digraphs: ai, ay, ea, ee, ie, oa, oe (rain, play, beach, tree, pie, goat, toe)WATCH FOR MORE STEPS AND BOOKS COMING SOON