Overview
Cal the Cub has the best day! He is glad he had fun with Mig the Pig and Sam the Ram at the pond. He is glad he split his drink with Punk the Skunk. He is glad he got to help Nuck the Duck with his plants. He is glad he had a fresh glass of red punch.And the best is... He is glad he met Nick the Chick at the shop and went on a trip up the cliff.Scope and Sequence Analysis: Explore detailed scope and sequence and read a sample chapter for each title on Simple Words Books' website. Step: #4 Early Decodable Chapter BooksDecodability: 92.1%Word Count: 2,278 wordsChapters: 21Irregular - taught: 500 words, 8 unique words, 21.9% of the word count. (a, the, to, are, do, of, does, from, they, was, you )Short vowels: 881 words, 91 unique words, 38.7% of the word count.Blends: 301 words, 75 unique words, 13.2% of the word count.Digraphs: 251 words, 46 unique words, 11.0% of the word count.FLSZ: 92 words, 21 unique words, 4.0% of the word count.Double consonants: 5 words, 1 unique word, 0.2% of the word count.-ng, -nk: 71 words, 16 unique words, 3.1% of the word count.Open syllables: 146 words, 5 unique words, 6.4% of the word count.Ctr r: 17 words, 1 unique word, 0.7% of the word count.Y vowel: 2 words, 1 unique word, 0.1% of the word count.Irregular - other: 11 words, 3 unique words, 0.5% of the word count.Pre-teach words: 1 word, 1 unique word, 0.04% of the word count.Genre: AdventureCategory: Decodable Chapter Book #4 Early StepPublisher: Simple Words BooksAuthor: Cigdem KnebelFont: Century Gothic Font Finding decodable children's chapter books for older striving readers that are both engaging and age-appropriate for striving and struggling readers, dyslexic students, and older kids can be challenging. The right books that match a child's reading skills help build a lifelong love of reading. Simple Words Books are high-interest/low readability (hi-lo), phonics-based chapter books designed for struggling readers, reluctant early readers, and students with dyslexia. Every story is carefully crafted to improve fluency, accuracy, vocabulary, and comprehension while boosting confidence. Our chapter books range from 2,000 to 10,000+ words. Our "big-kid" early decodable chapter books, readers, and story collections align with many major structured literacy programs and have controlled vocabulary, making them a perfect supplement for classrooms, reading intervention, homeschooling, tutoring, and independent reading. Our dyslexia-friendly books include a detailed word list by phonics skill at the back of each book. This makes it easier to match each title with the skills the reader is explicitly taught.
