Author: Elspeth Rae
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 145982492X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
A decodable book featuring four phonics stories specially designed to help children of all abilities overcome language-based learning difficulties. Meg and Greg are hanging out for the summer doing what ten-year-olds do—helping an injured duckling, finding a lost pet fish, saving ranch animals from a wildfire and catching a wandering sloth! A Duck in a Sock is the first book in the Meg and Greg series designed for shared reading between a child learning to read and an experienced reader. Inside you'll find four stories that introduce one new phonogram (a letter or combination of letters that represent a sound) in each story: the ck, sh, ch and th phonograms. Each story builds on the previous ones by including words with the phonograms already introduced. In addition, the series has special features to help a child with dyslexia or another language-based learning difficulty achieve reading success.
Meg and Greg: A Duck in a Sock
Author: Elspeth Rae
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 145982492X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
A decodable book featuring four phonics stories specially designed to help children of all abilities overcome language-based learning difficulties. Meg and Greg are hanging out for the summer doing what ten-year-olds do—helping an injured duckling, finding a lost pet fish, saving ranch animals from a wildfire and catching a wandering sloth! A Duck in a Sock is the first book in the Meg and Greg series designed for shared reading between a child learning to read and an experienced reader. Inside you'll find four stories that introduce one new phonogram (a letter or combination of letters that represent a sound) in each story: the ck, sh, ch and th phonograms. Each story builds on the previous ones by including words with the phonograms already introduced. In addition, the series has special features to help a child with dyslexia or another language-based learning difficulty achieve reading success.
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 145982492X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
A decodable book featuring four phonics stories specially designed to help children of all abilities overcome language-based learning difficulties. Meg and Greg are hanging out for the summer doing what ten-year-olds do—helping an injured duckling, finding a lost pet fish, saving ranch animals from a wildfire and catching a wandering sloth! A Duck in a Sock is the first book in the Meg and Greg series designed for shared reading between a child learning to read and an experienced reader. Inside you'll find four stories that introduce one new phonogram (a letter or combination of letters that represent a sound) in each story: the ck, sh, ch and th phonograms. Each story builds on the previous ones by including words with the phonograms already introduced. In addition, the series has special features to help a child with dyslexia or another language-based learning difficulty achieve reading success.
Meg and Greg: The Bake Sale
Author: Elspeth Rae
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459824989
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Key Selling Points This decodable book includes features to accommodate struggling or dyslexic readers, such as comic-book-style illustrations, a dyslexia-friendly typeface with ample spacing, and shaded paper to reduce contrast between text and paper—all of which make this series more accessible. Targeted at struggling readers ages six to nine, The Bake Sale has a wide appeal to ELL readers, reluctant readers and at-level readers alike with its engaging and age-appropriate plots and low reading level that doesn’t demoralize or stigmatize struggling readers. Co-author Elspeth Rae is a teacher certified in using the Orton-Gillingham approach to teach children with dyslexia and other language-based learning difficulties. She is currently a literacy specialist teaching reading, spelling and writing to children ages five to thirteen. Co-author Elspeth Rae was diagnosed with dyslexia when she was eight years old. This is the third book in a series. The first two introduced the phonograms (a letter or combination of letters that represent a sound) ck, sh, ch, th and nk, ng, tch, dge. This book introduces the silent “magic” e: a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e and u-e.
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459824989
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Key Selling Points This decodable book includes features to accommodate struggling or dyslexic readers, such as comic-book-style illustrations, a dyslexia-friendly typeface with ample spacing, and shaded paper to reduce contrast between text and paper—all of which make this series more accessible. Targeted at struggling readers ages six to nine, The Bake Sale has a wide appeal to ELL readers, reluctant readers and at-level readers alike with its engaging and age-appropriate plots and low reading level that doesn’t demoralize or stigmatize struggling readers. Co-author Elspeth Rae is a teacher certified in using the Orton-Gillingham approach to teach children with dyslexia and other language-based learning difficulties. She is currently a literacy specialist teaching reading, spelling and writing to children ages five to thirteen. Co-author Elspeth Rae was diagnosed with dyslexia when she was eight years old. This is the third book in a series. The first two introduced the phonograms (a letter or combination of letters that represent a sound) ck, sh, ch, th and nk, ng, tch, dge. This book introduces the silent “magic” e: a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e and u-e.
A Duck in a Sock
Author: Elspeth Rae
Publisher: 44 Sounds Publishing / Two Read Books
ISBN: 9780995293304
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Meg & Greg: A Duck in a Sock includes four short-chapter, hi-lo, phonics stories written for children ages 6-9 who are struggling to learn how to read because of dyslexia or another language-based learning difficulty. The stories are written for shared reading between an experienced reader and a learner. The parts of the story for the learning reader have carefully controlled vocabulary and spellings, and they follow a phonics approach. The experienced reader's text helps to keep the story interesting and engaging for kids ages 6-9. In these stories, best friends Meg and Greg, both 10 years old, get up to all sorts of adventures involving animals. Jump inside the book to join in! Elspeth Rae is a certified Orton Gillingham teacher for children with dyslexia and other language-based learning difficulties. She runs the 44 Sounds Orton Gillingham Learning Studio where she teaches reading, spelling, and writing to children ages 4-12. She lives with her husband and three children in Vancouver, BC. Rowena Rae has an M.A. in science writing and two biology degrees. She works as a freelance editor and children's writer. She has written science and nature articles for a children's magazine, Yes Mag, and writes nonfiction books. She lives with her two children in Victoria, BC. Elisa GutiÉrrez is an award-winning book designer and illustrator. She is author/illustrator of Picturescape and Letter Lunch, the first of which was shortlisted for a BC Books Prize. She lives with her husband and two children in Vancouver, BC.
Publisher: 44 Sounds Publishing / Two Read Books
ISBN: 9780995293304
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Meg & Greg: A Duck in a Sock includes four short-chapter, hi-lo, phonics stories written for children ages 6-9 who are struggling to learn how to read because of dyslexia or another language-based learning difficulty. The stories are written for shared reading between an experienced reader and a learner. The parts of the story for the learning reader have carefully controlled vocabulary and spellings, and they follow a phonics approach. The experienced reader's text helps to keep the story interesting and engaging for kids ages 6-9. In these stories, best friends Meg and Greg, both 10 years old, get up to all sorts of adventures involving animals. Jump inside the book to join in! Elspeth Rae is a certified Orton Gillingham teacher for children with dyslexia and other language-based learning difficulties. She runs the 44 Sounds Orton Gillingham Learning Studio where she teaches reading, spelling, and writing to children ages 4-12. She lives with her husband and three children in Vancouver, BC. Rowena Rae has an M.A. in science writing and two biology degrees. She works as a freelance editor and children's writer. She has written science and nature articles for a children's magazine, Yes Mag, and writes nonfiction books. She lives with her two children in Victoria, BC. Elisa GutiÉrrez is an award-winning book designer and illustrator. She is author/illustrator of Picturescape and Letter Lunch, the first of which was shortlisted for a BC Books Prize. She lives with her husband and two children in Vancouver, BC.
The Spinks Jinx
Author: Nova Spinks
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 148090130X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The Spinks Jinx By Nova Malikah Spinks This book tells of the trials, tribulations and heartbreak from loving a man with all her being, a man who didn’t deserve the love that she offered so freely and deeply only to be disrespected, abused and totally abandoned. This book chronicles Nova’s life as heavy weight champion Leon Spinks’ wife and her dealings with the downs, the lies and the devastation from the many women he cheated on her with, being treated worse than a second-class citizen by his mother, brother, managers and attorneys and her triumph over all.
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 148090130X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The Spinks Jinx By Nova Malikah Spinks This book tells of the trials, tribulations and heartbreak from loving a man with all her being, a man who didn’t deserve the love that she offered so freely and deeply only to be disrespected, abused and totally abandoned. This book chronicles Nova’s life as heavy weight champion Leon Spinks’ wife and her dealings with the downs, the lies and the devastation from the many women he cheated on her with, being treated worse than a second-class citizen by his mother, brother, managers and attorneys and her triumph over all.
Kevin Keller's Favorite Colors
Author: BuzzPop
Publisher: BuzzPop
ISBN: 9781499810516
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Kevin Keller has some favorite colors and he shares them with the readers of this special board book! Each spread of this special landscape board book explores a stripe from the inclusive Pride flag! Kevin Keller shares his favorite colors in this beautiful and bold board book as he teaches readers all about the colors of the inclusive Pride flag! From diversity and inclusion to harmony and spirit, Kevin shares why this particular rainbow is so important to him! A beautiful gift to share with parents and children who want to show their pride and support their families and friends.
Publisher: BuzzPop
ISBN: 9781499810516
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Kevin Keller has some favorite colors and he shares them with the readers of this special board book! Each spread of this special landscape board book explores a stripe from the inclusive Pride flag! Kevin Keller shares his favorite colors in this beautiful and bold board book as he teaches readers all about the colors of the inclusive Pride flag! From diversity and inclusion to harmony and spirit, Kevin shares why this particular rainbow is so important to him! A beautiful gift to share with parents and children who want to show their pride and support their families and friends.
A Bunch of Daisies
Author: Kes Gray
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0099448033
Category : Children's stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Daisy is back! Share stories, jokes and titbits of a Daisy day for hours of reading fun. Find out how 'floppyitis' gets Daisy out of doing her chores, how she tricks Mum to get the crunchy cream biscuit at the bottom of the jar, what animals look like from underneath, colours Daisy's invented, and lots more! This fun-packed compendium is full of Daisy's usual cheeky humour and irreverent take on the world and will delight all Daisy fans.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0099448033
Category : Children's stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Daisy is back! Share stories, jokes and titbits of a Daisy day for hours of reading fun. Find out how 'floppyitis' gets Daisy out of doing her chores, how she tricks Mum to get the crunchy cream biscuit at the bottom of the jar, what animals look like from underneath, colours Daisy's invented, and lots more! This fun-packed compendium is full of Daisy's usual cheeky humour and irreverent take on the world and will delight all Daisy fans.
Alice Jones: The Impossible Clue
Author: Sarah Rubin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781910002865
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Maths-whizz Alice has already solved a mystery or two. Persuaded by wannabe sidekick Sammy to investigate a scientist's disappearance, she's soon entangled in her trickiest case yet. Dr Learner is reputed to have invented an invisibility suit, but is whacky science really to blame for his vanishing? With the unlikely help of erstwhile nemesis Kevin, Alice solves the puzzle - only to face another. Should she reveal the truth, or protect her most devoted friend?
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781910002865
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Maths-whizz Alice has already solved a mystery or two. Persuaded by wannabe sidekick Sammy to investigate a scientist's disappearance, she's soon entangled in her trickiest case yet. Dr Learner is reputed to have invented an invisibility suit, but is whacky science really to blame for his vanishing? With the unlikely help of erstwhile nemesis Kevin, Alice solves the puzzle - only to face another. Should she reveal the truth, or protect her most devoted friend?
The Mutant Mushroom Takeover
Author: Summer Rachel Short
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534468676
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Stranger Things meets The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl in this offbeat adventure about Maggie, an aspiring young naturalist, and her YouTuber best friend, Nate, who use their smarts and science to solve the mystery behind a mutant fungus that’s threatening the town. Ever since Magnolia Stone’s scientist dad left Shady Pines to find a new job, Maggie’s been stuck in her gramma’s mobile home with her grumpy older brother, Ezra. Now she’s on a mission to put her family back together by winning the Vitaccino Junior Naturalist Merit Award. When Maggie and her best friend, Nate, a wannabe YouTube star and alien conspiracy theorist, scout out a rare bioluminescent fungus, Maggie is certain she’s a shoo-in to win. But after animals around town start sprouting unusual growths and Ezra develops a bluish glow and hacking cough, Maggie wonders what they’ve really stumbled onto. As things in Shady Pines become stranger and more dangerous, and conversations with her dad get complicated, Maggie must use her scientific smarts and Nate’s impressive knowledge of all things spooky to put things back in order and prevent these peculiar glowing mushrooms from taking over their home.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534468676
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Stranger Things meets The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl in this offbeat adventure about Maggie, an aspiring young naturalist, and her YouTuber best friend, Nate, who use their smarts and science to solve the mystery behind a mutant fungus that’s threatening the town. Ever since Magnolia Stone’s scientist dad left Shady Pines to find a new job, Maggie’s been stuck in her gramma’s mobile home with her grumpy older brother, Ezra. Now she’s on a mission to put her family back together by winning the Vitaccino Junior Naturalist Merit Award. When Maggie and her best friend, Nate, a wannabe YouTube star and alien conspiracy theorist, scout out a rare bioluminescent fungus, Maggie is certain she’s a shoo-in to win. But after animals around town start sprouting unusual growths and Ezra develops a bluish glow and hacking cough, Maggie wonders what they’ve really stumbled onto. As things in Shady Pines become stranger and more dangerous, and conversations with her dad get complicated, Maggie must use her scientific smarts and Nate’s impressive knowledge of all things spooky to put things back in order and prevent these peculiar glowing mushrooms from taking over their home.
A Duck in a Sock
Author: Elspeth Rae
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781459824911
Category : Reading
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781459824911
Category : Reading
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Easy Steps to Reading
Author: Harry B. Hattyar
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781419617287
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
EASY STEPS TO READING is a complete, 36-step linguistic primer and tutorial guide that has been scientifically developed to teach both children and adults to read in eight to nine months. EASY STEPS TO READING starts by teaching the alphabet and proceeds through consonant-vowel-consonant type phonetic words to multi-syllable irregularly spelled words. Each STEP contains words for decoding practice, plus stories for the development of reading comprehension.In one convenient book, EASY STEPS TO READING is the ideal method for home schooling, classroom teaching or individual tutoring, and makes learning to read a pleasant and rewarding experience.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781419617287
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
EASY STEPS TO READING is a complete, 36-step linguistic primer and tutorial guide that has been scientifically developed to teach both children and adults to read in eight to nine months. EASY STEPS TO READING starts by teaching the alphabet and proceeds through consonant-vowel-consonant type phonetic words to multi-syllable irregularly spelled words. Each STEP contains words for decoding practice, plus stories for the development of reading comprehension.In one convenient book, EASY STEPS TO READING is the ideal method for home schooling, classroom teaching or individual tutoring, and makes learning to read a pleasant and rewarding experience.