Designed in consultation with certified dyslexia specialist Casey Harrison and literacy specialist Marisa Ware
Glen is excited to play golf. But when nothing goes his way, will he be able to keep going? Find out in Golf is the Best, a new decodable chapter book focusing on consonant blend sounds.
The Charge into Reading Decodable Chapter books have been specially crafted to simultaneously support older readers who want chapter books similar to what their peers are reading, but still need support at lower phonics levels; and younger advanced readers who are ready to read chapter books, but have not yet been taught higher-level phonics skills.Golf is the Best: Consonant Blends Decodable Chapter Book is perfect for children who have learned how to decode or “sound out” consonant blends words but are still struggling with fluency and comprehension.
This 64-page book features rich storytelling broken into 9 easy-to-digest chapters. Black-and-white illustrations and a larger size make this book comparable in look and feel to those being read by a struggling reader’s peers, while offering approachable text for readers who still need support at a lower phonics level.
Golf is the Best is the first book in the Charge into Reading Decodable Chapter Book Series, a structured series of chapter books that builds on the previous books to create a series that children can ACTUALLY read.
Scooping practice for every chapter allows a reader to practice reading for fluency before diving into the full chapter.9 short chapters of only three to four pages long make reading a full chapter accessible.Discussion questions for each chapter follow the story, allowing a reader to check comprehension chapter by chapter, rather than at the end of the book.Detailed black and white art on every spread gives Golf is the Best the look and feel of an older chapter book without the higher-level phonics and challenging syntax of a book intended for more advanced readers.High-interest, relatable topics paired humorous situations make for compelling stories that struggling readers will want to read more than once.Only 7 sight (high-frequency) words: ball, from, he, into, of, the, to115 unique consonant blend words9 pages of consonant-blend and story-specific literacy activities including scooping practice, vocabulary, sequencing, cause-and-effect, and story mapping support overall story comprehension.Perfect for younger, advanced readers who have mastered blends and want to read a “big kid” chapter book but aren’t ready for older, more advanced chapter books.Created and written by best-selling author Brooke Vitale and designed in consultation with Marisa Ware, MSEd, a LETRS, Top Ten Tools, and Orton-Gillingham-trained reading specialist and executive function coach and Casey Harrison, certified academic language therapist (ALTA), licensed dyslexia therapist (TX, ALTA), certified Structured Literacy dyslexia specialist (IDA), and a qualified teacher with more than 27 years of experience.
