STAGES Spiders!

An engaging and motivating non-fiction decodable children’s book about spiders! The book moves through four difficulty levels by each chapter adding a few new sounds and high-frequency words. These sounds/words were chosen based on research of scope and sequences of 21 literacy curricula, and on the Science of Reading theory of introducing phonics skills from simplest to most complex.

What does “decodable” mean?

A decodable book is one that a child can read with relative ease based on the phonics skills and high-frequency words they have learned.

What phonics skills does a child need to read this book?  

Chapter 1 – Story 1 – On a Web:

Consonants: t, s, n, l, g, h, p, c, b, w, r, d

Short Vowels: a, e, i, o, u

High-Frequency Words: the

Word Ending: -s

Chapter 2 – Story 2 – Spider Facts – Add:

Letter Patterns: All Consonants, Beginning and Ending Blends, K Sound spelled “CK”

High-Frequency Words: spider, to, when, of, this

     A “blend” is two consonants that are next to each other and whose sounds blend together. For example, beginning blends BL, CR, SW or ending blends NK, NG, FT.

Chapter 3 – Story 3 – Kinds of Spiders – Add:

Letter Patterns: Digraphs, Silent E, Double Consonants

High-Frequency Words: they, food, by, look, do, or, have

Word Ending: -ing

     A “digraph” is two letters that when put together make a whole new sound. For example, SH, TH, CH, WH.

     A “Silent E” word is when a word has a vowel-consonant-E letter pattern at the end of the word. The “e” is silent and makes the vowel in the word long. For example, bike, hole, or wrote.

     A “double consonant” is when a consonant is doubled, but only makes one sounds. For example, SS, LL, FF.

Chapter 4 – Story 4 – Spiders Hunting – Add:

Letter Patterns: R-Controlled Vowels, Compound Words

Word Ending: -es, -ly

High-Frequency Words: way, one, their, means, out

 An “r-controlled vowel” is when the vowel is next to an “r”, and the “r” makes it say a new sound. For example, OR, AR, IR, UR, ER.

     A “compound word” is when two words are stuck together and have a whole new meaning. For example, backpack or football.

*Spider types are noted on pictures, these are not decodable based on these skills.

What age is this book suited for?

Children near the end of Kindergarten and through First Grade will have typically learned the phonics skills and high-frequency words to read the first story.

 

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