Five Chapter Books 1 (DOG ON A LOG Chapter Book Collection Series, #1)
Description
5 books in 1! Each Book has 300-1,100 words.
DOG ON A LOG Books are for anyone learning to read, including people with dyslexia. You can start anywhere in the series based on your student's reading skills.
The word list below will help you determine if this book is right for your reader.
About DOG ON A LOG Books:
-The series progresses in Steps. Each Step of books introduces a few more phonics rules.
-The stories get longer and more complex with each new step of phonics.
-Kids love that they get to read REAL chapter books that need a bookmark.
-Students should be taught the phonics and High Frequency Words in each book prior to reading. This allows them to use their skills to sound-out and READ the words. They will have no need to guess any words.
-Written with a Systematic Phonics, Orton-Gillingham, Science of Reading-based phonics sequence.
-Print books optimized for dyslexia with cream-colored paper, large Verdana font, and extra spacing.
-Digital collection volumes have colored images.
This is a collection of five Step 1 Chapter Books. Books can be purchased individually or as collection volumes.
(Blue) DOG ON A LOG Get Ready! Readers help students learn the letters and blending words.
(Teal) DOG ON A LOG Get Set! Books offer more practice of three-letter words with a middle short vowel.
(Purple) DOG ON A LOG Let's GO! Readers tell the same stories, but have fewer words than the chapter books. They help prepare kids who are not ready for the longer chapter books.
(Red) DOG ON A LOG chapter books gradually introduce more phonics rules and allow students to work towards mastery of the phonics skills.
For additional information on using this series, see DOG ON A LOG's "Teach Reading With Decodable Books."
Use this word list to help you decide where in the series your child should start.
DOG ON A LOG "WHAT STEP SHOULD WE START WITH?" WORD LIST
Have your child read the following words. If they cannot 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.
IF YOUR CHILD IS NOT READY FOR GET READY! READERS
Check out the DOG ON A LOG Parent and Teacher Guide:
--Prepare For Reading (Activities for Pre-Readers)
Get Ready! Or Get Set! Books
jet, zap, pod, kit, rug, bin, hem
Step 1
chin, mash, sock, sub, cat, that, Dan's
Step 2
less, bats, tell, mall, chips, whiff, falls
Step 3
bangs, dank, honk, pings, chunk, sink, gong, rungs
Step 4
silk, fluff, smash, krill, drop, slim, whisk
Step 5
hunch, crate, rake, tote, inch, mote, lime
Step 6
child, molts, fold, hind, jolt, post, colds
Step 7
strive, scrape, splint, twists, crunch, prints, blend
Step 8
finish, denim, within, bathtub, sunset, medic, habit
Step 9
hundred, goldfinch, tree, wheat, inhale, play, Joe
Step 10
be, remake, spry, repeat, silo, sometime, pinwheel
Step 11
far, north, spire, turn, inhabit, calculate, Wyoming
More details
Person
My child needed an ongoing supply of progressive phonics books that use an Orton-Gllingham approach. This proved to be a nearly impossible, expensive task.
I decided to put my talents to use and simply write books for her. She is learning to read using an Orton-Gillingham approach. These books follow a gentle progression of phonics rules. DOG ON A LOG Books have five books at each step to allow for practice, repetition, and enjoyment.
I want to share our books with new readers and their families. I also want to make them affordable. Since every family will have different needs and different budgets, I am making the books available in both digital and paper editions. They can be purchased as individual books or collections of five same-step books in one volume. Paperbacks have black and white images. They are optimized for dyslexic learners with cream colored paper and Verdana font. The digital books all have color pictures.
As our reading journey progresses I will continue to write books for my daughter and to share them with other families.
I was not going to include artwork because drawing is not my talent. However, my daughter was adamant she wanted her books to include pictures. I am grateful to the artists who have made their images available for public domain uses. These sweet images give my daughter a break when the reading is challenging.
I hope other new readers will be entertained by these stories as they practice, and master, each step of their reading journey.
