DOG ON A LOG Books
Phonics Progression
DOG ON A LOG Pup Books (2019)
Book 1
Phonological/Phonemic Awareness:
- Words
- Rhyming
- Syllables, identification, blending, segmenting
- Identifying individual letter sounds
Books 2-3
Phonemic Awareness/Phonics
- Consonants, primary sounds
- Short vowels
- Blending
- Introduction to sight words
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Chapter Books
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
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Step 5
- Digraph blend –nch to make 3 and 4 sound words
- Silent e, including “-ke”
Step 6
- Exception words containing: ild, ind, old, olt, ost
Step 7
- 5 sounds in a closed syllable word plus suffix -s (crunch, slumps)
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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