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 Structure Literacy/Orton-Gillingham based phonics sequence. Gameboards, flashcards, and other activities can be downloaded from www.dogonalogbooks.com.

Jan and Tup hop to the dam, but Tup does not like to get wet.

"The dog is on a log. He is a bit
of a dog. He is a pup."

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

Approximately 260 total words

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 Books 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

• Letter Buddies: 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

• Exception words containing: 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)

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)

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