King's Ring: Decodable Books for Striving Readers

By Cigdem Knebel

Book Overview

A man in black robs King Chid's ring when the ring goes on display. Luckily, Mick and Liv are at the display on a class trip at the right time. But they get tricked while they try to help the cops with the theft.

Mick does not believe the legend of King Chid's ring. Liv does not understand why a ring that brings bad luck would sell for $35,000,000. If the legend is true, who will get this toxic ring's bad luck next?Scope and Sequence Analysis: Explore the detailed scope and sequence and read a sample chapter for each title on Simple Words Books' website.Irregular - taught: 1,407 words, 17 unique words, 22.0% of the word count. ( a, the, to, are, do, of, does, from, they, was, you, have, says, there, what, Mrs.)Short vowels: 1,868 words, 127 unique words, 29.2% of the word count.Blends: 665 words, 111 unique words, 10.4% of the word count.Digraphs: 783 words, 70 unique words, 12.3% of the word count.FLSZ: 264 words, 34 unique words, 4.1% of the word count.Double consonants: 70 words, 6 unique words, 1.1% of the word count.-all: 118 words, 10 unique words, 1.8% of the word count.-ng, -nk: 220 words, 28 unique words, 3.4% of the word count.Open syllables: 397 words, 9 unique words, 6.2% of the word count.Silent e: 5 words, 2 unique words, 0.1% of the word count.Ctr r: 48 words, 3 unique words, 0.8% of the word count.Vowel teams: 122 words, 10 unique words, 1.9% of the word count.Y vowel: 31 words, 3 unique words, 0.5% of the word count.Suffix -ing: 45 words, 26 unique words, 0.7% of the word count.Compound: 61 words, 6 unique words, 1.0% of the word count.Multisyllabic: 154 words, 36 unique words, 2.4% of the word count.Irregular - other: 81 words, 9 unique words, 1.3% of the word count.Pre-teach words: 51 words, 9 unique words, 0.8% of the word count.
Step 6: Novice Decodable Chapter Books
Word Count: 6,390 words
Chapters: 27
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Category: Decodable Chapter Books
Publisher: Simple Words Books
Author: Cigdem Knebel
Edition: 1 (2021)

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1970146125
• ISBN13: 9781970146127
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Simple Words Books
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7