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.
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 Book
Individual 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.
Cream colored paper, 24 point Verdana font (one of the most dyslexia-friendly fonts)
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)
- “allâ€
- –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 6Step 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)
Paperbacks have black and white images. The books are optimized for learners with dyslexia. They have cream colored paper and 20 point Verdana font. Research has shown Verdana is one of the most dyslexia-friendly fonts.
