The (purple) Let's GO! books have fewer words for new or less confident readers. The (red) chapter books are longer for more reading practice. Kids enjoy these stories that get more complex and longer as more phonics are added throughout the series. Books can be purchased individually or as collection volumes. This is an individual Step 8 Chapter Book. Additional information on using this series is available in the digital book DOG ON A LOG Books follow an Orton Gillingham/systematic-phonics progression. Have your child read the following words. If they can't 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. fin, mash, sock, sub, cat, that, Dan's less, bats, tell, mall, chips, whiff, falls bangs, dank, honk, pings, chunk, sink, gong, rungs silk, fluff, smash, krill, drop, slim, whisk hunch, crate, rake, tote, inch, mote, lime child, molts, fold, hind, jolt, post, colds strive, scrape, splint, twists, crunch, prints, blend finish, denim, within, bathtub, sunset, medic, habit hundred, goldfinch, tree, wheat, inhale, play, Joe be, remake, spry, repeat, silo, sometime, pinwheel far, north, spire, turn, inhabit, calculate, Wyoming Many early reader books or leveled books are written so they cannot be sounded out. Kids often struggle and grow frustrated when they can't sound out the words. However, kids who have been taught the phonics and sight words in DOG ON A LOG Books can be proud when they are able to sound out and read almost every word. Paper books are optimized for learners with dyslexia. They have cream colored paper, black and white images, and large Verdana font. Research has shown Verdana is one of the most dyslexia-friendly fonts. DOG ON A LOG Pup Books (Pre-Reading Skills) (Learning Letters and Words) (First Stories) DOG ON A LOG Parent and Teacher Guides --- Relevant portions of the DOG ON A LOG Phonics Progression (Scope and Sequence) and the Quick Assessment Tool ("What Step Should We Start With?" Word List) are inside each book. WATCH FOR MORE STEPS AND BOOKS COMING SOON