Publisher's Synopsis
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 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 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 About DOG ON A LOG Books 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. Writing is one of my greatest pleasures so I decided to write books for my daughter. 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. All books are available in both digital and paper editions. The most cost effective version is a digital collection of five same-step books. The paperback version of the five book collections is a bit more, but is still a lost less expensive than buying the individual paper books. Due to production costs, the individual paperbacks are the most expensive way to buy these books. However, these books give kids a chance to hold a book and say, "I read this WHOLE book." Since every family will have different needs and different budgets, I am making the books available in multiple formats. All the paperbacks have black and white pictures to keep prices down. 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 that is not my talent and contracting illustrators is expensive for a mom writing stories for her daughter, especially given the number of books I am sharing. 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. Pam Brookes