Stage 3: Digraph Decodable Reader Set
Stage 3: Digraph Decodable Reader Set
Paperback 6-Book Set | 144 Pages
Each Book Includes 8 Pages of Literacy Activities with Digital Download
By: Brooke Vitale
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Charge into Reading Decodable Readers are now officially UFLI aligned and listed on both the UFLI Foundations Decodable Text Guide and the Reading League's list of Decodable Text Sources!
The Digraph Beginning Reader Set is perfect for children who have mastered blending short vowel words and are ready to learn digraphs. This 6-book, 144-page set is the third installment in Charge into Reading’s Decodable Book Series, a structured series of readers that builds on the previous books to create a series that children can ACTUALLY read.
- Six engaging and humorous digraph-specific stories that a beginning reader can ACTUALLY read.
- Introduces 8 digraph spelling patterns: CH, CK, NG, PH, QU, SH, TH, and WH.
- Simple sentences: (I want to munch on lunch. Jack hands Tuck a thick stick. "Steph!" Quin yelps. "Quit it!")
- Only 5 sight (high-frequency) words: do, for, he, no, to.
- 120 unique digraph words, representing 59% of the unique words in the set.
- Introduces new vocabulary: chomps, chug, cling, dock, filth, fleck, flinch, muck, shad, shucks, springs, throb, thrusts, wham.
- 48 pages of digraph-specific literacy activities including decoding, phonemic awareness work, and spelling enable small groups or parents to transition seamlessly from reading to practicing literacy skills.
- Includes digital download of literacy activities.
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.
Each book in the digraph set contains a digraph specific story, a complete word list, and 8 pages of digraph specific literacy activities. Books include: CH Words; PH, QU, and WH Words; CK Words; TH Words; NG Words; and SH Words.
For purchase orders or orders of more than 6 copies of a set, email us at contact@chargemommybooks.com or call us at 1-203-295-4072.
Dimensions
Dimensions
6 x 6 inches
Dedicated to Literacy
Dedicated to Literacy
10% of net profits donated to literacy initiatives
Don't just memorize words. Learn to read them!
- The sounds taught at each stage of the Charge into Reading Decodable reading system are broken into individual books.
- Each story is developed around a spelling-pattern-specific list of words, enabling the introduction of new, rich vocabulary.
Features Six Digraph Books
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Learn CH Words
Chip wants to visit the chimps at the zoo, but Chad has other ideas. He wants to much on his lunch. Can Chip keep from flinching as he watches Chad’s punch drip, drip, drip, drip down his chin?
Lunch focuses on the digraph CH, introducing 20 new CH words: 11 initial CH words and 9 ending CH words.
CH words in this story: bench, Chad, chat, check, chest, chimps, chin, Chip, chomps, chucks, chug, chugs, crunch, flinch, inch, lunch, mulch, munch, punch, suchHigh-frequency words in this story: he, to
Additional digraphs in this story: kicks, the, trash
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Learn CK Words
When Tuck's friend Jack breaks a thick stick in half, Tuck wants to do the same. But finding a stick to break isn't as easy as it seems, and Tuck soon finds himself "stuck in the muck."
Stuck in the Muck focuses on the digraph CK, introducing 26 new double consonant CK words.
CK words in this story: back, brick, checks, crack, deck, dock, fleck, flicks, Jack, luck, muck, picks, plucks, rock, shock, sick, smacks, snack, sock, stick, stuck, thick, trick, Tuck, tucks, yuckHigh-frequency words in this story: he, no, to
Additional digraphs in this story: that, the
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Learn PH, QU, and WH Words
Steph wants to see the ducks. Whit wants to see the foxes. And with all the whining, Quin just wants to quit! Can Steph, Quin, and Whit find a solution that leaves everyone happy? Find out...quick!
Quack! focuses on the digraphs PH, QU, and WH, introducing 1 PH word, 4 QU words, and 6 WH words.
PH, QU, and WH words in this story: Steph, quack, quick, Quin, quit, wham, what, when, which, whips, WhitHigh-frequency words in this story: to
Additional digraphs in this story: bench, check, duck, ducks, kicks, path, rock, the
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Learn NG Words
When Ling sees a group of bugs flying in the air, she has an idea. She wants to fly, too. There's only one problem: how can Ling fly without wings? Then Ling spots a gift from Dad and realizes ... she knows just what to do!
The Swing focuses on the digraph NG, introducing children to 18 ending NG words.
NG words in this story: bongs, brings, cling, ding, dong, Fang, hung, Ling, ring, sings, spring, springs, sprung, sting, strong, swing, swings, wingsHigh-frequency words in this story: do, to
Additional digraphs in this story: clock, lunch, the, them
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Learn SH Words
Josh and Dash are on a mission to find the Wish Fish, a mysterious fish that can grant them any wish they want. Along their way, they come across plenty of fish, but will any of them the one they are searching for?
Wish Fish focuses on the digraph SH, introducing 18 new SH words: 7 initial SH words and 11 ending SH words.
SH words in this story: brush, Dash, fish, flash, gosh, hush, Josh, rush, shack, shad, shins, ship, shock, shrugs, shucks, splash, swish, wishHigh-frequency words in this story: for, he
Additional digraphs in this story: that, the, then, truck
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Learn TH Words
Beth and Seth are studying for a math test. At least, they are until Beth spots a moth. Soon, Beth is chasing the moth down a path. Will Beth catch up with the moth, or will she give up in favor of studying math?
The Moth introduces children to 20 TH words: 4 voiced TH words and 16 unvoiced TH words.
TH words in this story: bath, Beth, fifth, filth, math, month, moth, path, Seth, that, the, then, thick, thing, this, throbs, thrusts, thud, thumps, withHigh-frequency words in this story: for, no
Additional digraphs in this story: bench, branch, sings, stench, what
Includes 8 Pages of Reading Activities Per Book
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Tapping Out Words
One of the earliest steps in reading is recognizing the sounds that go into a word. This digraph activity encourages children to sound words out and determine which letters work together to create a single sound.
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Digraph Word Scramble
Word scrambles are a great way for kids to figure out how words go together! This digraph activity encourages children to unscramble words by focusing on beginning and ending digraphs.
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Digraph Placement
Digraphs can appear at the beginning or the end of a word. This digraph activity encourages children to listen to the sounds made by a word and decide if the digraph appears at the start or end of the word.
About the Author
Brooke Vitale is a children's book editor, author, and proud founder of Charge Mommy Books. Over the course of her 15+ years at top New York publishers, Brooke Vitale has edited thousands of books, including best-selling titles Hide-and-Hug Olaf and Olaf’s Night Before Christmas. Today, Brooke works as a freelance children’s book editor and runs brookevitale.com, a website dedicated to helping aspiring authors navigate the publishing and self-publishing industry. Since beginning her freelance career, Brooke has helped more than 1,000 authors achieve their dream of publishing a book.
But Brooke is also a prolific writer in her own right. She has worked with top children’s book publishers including Penguin Random House, Scholastic, HarperCollins, and Disney Book Group to publish more than a hundred books, including The Magic Is in You, The Mandalorian: A Clan of Two, Goonies: An Illustrated Classic. All told, Brooke’s books have sold over 500,000 copies and climbing.
Brooke lives in Connecticut. When she is not writing or editing she can be found playing Charge Mommy in the backyard with her two young sons.
About Our Literacy Specialist
Marisa Ware, MSEd, is a LETRS, Top Ten Tools, and Orton-Gillingham-trained reading specialist and executive function coach. She also creates educational resources for teachers, parents, and homeschooling families. Marisa received her BA in behavioral science with a minor in English. While teaching full-time in the classroom, she went on to earn her Master’s in Education, and has devoted the past 10+ years of her career to literacy education. Marisa currently works privately in one-on-one settings with elementary and middle school students. She blogs about literacy education at MW LITERACY®. Residing in Connecticut, Marisa lives with her husband, two children, and lots of books and greenery.
About the Illustrator
Mila Uvarova graduated from Saint Petersburg Institute of Art Sculpture. She has worked as a designer, PR manager, and illustrator for books, logos, and private label brands. Mila's favorite artist ever is Danish caricature master Herluf Bidstrup.