Five Chapter Books 1: Systematic Decodable Books for Phonics Readers and Folks with a Dyslexic Learning Style (DOG ON A LOG Chapter Book Collections)

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, parent and teacher guides, and other activities can be downloaded from www.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 1 of the DOG ON A LOG Chapter book series.
The books are:

• The Dog on The Log Chapter Book
• The Pig Hat Chapter Book
• Chad The Cat Chapter Book
• Zip The Bug Chapter Book
• The Fish and The Pig Chapter Book

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.

DOG ON A LOG Books are Decodable books which means a learner who has been taught the phonics rules and the limited sight words in that book can sound them out and read them. They are a Systematic Series because one Step of books follows another. The words used reflect the inclusion of 1 to 3 new phonics rules in each Step. Each Step of books builds on the skills practiced in the prior Steps. 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 newly introduced 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.

Most kids who read DOG ON A LOG Books are over-the-moon-proud that they can finally read a book without so much frustration. This builds confidence in new and struggling readers. Their parents are excited that, along with reading sight words, their kids can decode every word on every page. With each progressing Step the readers gain more confidence as the vocabulary, grammar, and stories become more complex and they see their skills and abilities growing with the books.

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)

Step 8

• Two syllable words with 2 closed syllables, not blends (sunset, chicken, unlock)

Paperbacks have black and white images. The books are optimized for learners with dyslexia. They have cream colored paper and 24 point Verdana font. Research has shown Verdana is one of the most dyslexia-friendl