Books in DOG ON A LOG Chapter Books series

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 lets 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 an individual Step 1 Chapter Book.The “Look Inside” feature will help you see if this book is right for your child.Additional information on using this series is available in the kindle book HOW TO USE DECODABLE BOOKS TO TEACH READING.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.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 www (dot) dogonalogbooks.com/about-dog-on-a-log-books/phonics-progression/You can print a copy of the Quick Assessment Tool ("What Step Should We Start With" Word List) at www (dot) dogonalogbooks.com/how-to-use/assessment-tool/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 lets 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 an individual Step 5 Chapter Book.The “Look Inside” feature will help you see if this book is right for your child.Additional information on using this series is available in the kindle book HOW TO USE DECODABLE BOOKS TO TEACH READING.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.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 www (dot) dogonalogbooks.com/about-dog-on-a-log-books/phonics-progression/You can print a copy of the Quick Assessment Tool ("What Step Should We Start With" Word List) at www (dot) dogonalogbooks.com/how-to-use/assessment-tool/WATCH FOR MORE STEPS AND BOOKS COMING SOON

Available for sale now with a new cover. Please search 978-1949471007 to get to the correct order page. Decodable Chapter Books for Phonics readers and folks with a Dyslexic Learning Style. This collection is the five books in Step 1 of the DOG ON A LOG Chapter book series. The books are: The Dog On The Log The Pig Hat Chad The Cat Zip The Bug The Fish and The Pig Individual books can also be purchased separately. Sight Words: a, are, be, does, go, goes, has, he, her, his, into, is, like, my, of, OK, says, see, she, the, they, to, want, you Each book has about 260 to 470 total words These are Step 1 Chapter books. The DOG ON A LOG Books series are for phonics readers and folks with a dyslexic learning style. The words used reflect the inclusion of 1 to 3 new phonics rules in each step. There are five books at each step. The chapter books are written in a chapter format with one picture in most chapters. They are longer, have more detail, and sometimes offer more complexity than the Let’s GO! Books. They’re great for practicing known and new phonics rules. They’re also just fun reading. DOG ON A LOG Let’s GO! Books are shorter versions of DOG ON A LOG Chapter books. Let’s GO! books tell the same stories with about 8 pictures and only a few sentences per page. They’re perfect as an introduction to the new phonics rules or simply for fun reading for younger kids. DOG ON A LOG Phonics Progression Step 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, ost Step 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) Paperbacks have black and white images. The books are optimized for dyslexic learners with cream colored paper and 24 point Verdana font. WATCH FOR MORE STEPS AND BOOKS COMING SOON For information on upcoming books see dogonalogbooks.com or visit our facebook page.