The Day Out, a Decodable Chapter Book

Harper, a sweet, imaginative girl, and Sam, an adventurous cricket, have a chance meeting. How will each react? Read from each character’s side in the book that highlights different perspectives of the same event.

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?   Phonics Patterns: All consonants, all short vowels, double consonants, blends, digraphs, silent e, r-controlled vowels, “y” at the end of a word says /e/ or /i/, EE/EA, and AI/AY.

Are there words that don’t fit these patterns?  The book has over 3000 words. Here is the list of the words that don’t follow the patterns above.

Out of Pattern Words
eyes, out, took, little, would, down, people, scenic, one, toad, sight, window, laugh, they, might, could, saw, look, because, house, blue, circus, show, new, good, room, floor, two, ground, believe, does, too,
about, you, know, around, crowd, too, smooth, enjoy

What age is this book suited for?  Children near the end of First Grade or beginning of Second Grade will have typically learned these phonics skills.