Features Three Diphthong Books
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Learn AU and AW Words
Paul and Dawn are trawling for prawn, but when their net keeps coming up empty, will the result be a brawl?
Trawling for Prawn focuses on diphthongs, introducing 27 new AU and AW words.
AU and AW words in this story: bawls, brawl, claws, crawls, Dawn, drawls, fault, flaw, gawks, haul, hawk, jaw, launch, Paul, Paul’s, prawn, saw, spawn, squawks, straw, taunting, taut, trawl, trawler, trawler’s, trawling, yawns
High-frequency words in this story: your -
Learn OU and OW Words
It's Scout's birthday and he has a clown and a bounce house! How fun! So what is it that's making Scout shout?
The Bounce House focuses on diphthongs, introducing 32 new OU and OW words.
OU and OW words in this story: about, around, bounce, bounds, clown, couch, cow, crowd, crown, down, drowns, frown, frowns, ground, house, how, howls, joust, loud, mouse, now, ouch, out, outside, pouts, pow, rowdy, Scout, Scout’s, shout, shouts, sound -
Learn OI and OY Words
Boyd loves the noise his pogo stick makes, but when Mom sends him outside, will he find something he enjoys even more?
The Noisy Toy focuses on diphthongs, introducing 25 new OI and OY words.
OI and OY words in this story: avoid, avoids, boing, Boyd, Boyd’s, choice, coil, coin, coins, decoy, enjoy, foil, foyer, join, joins, joy, moist, noise, point, recoils, soil, spoil, toils, toy, voice
High-frequency words in this story: your
Includes 8 Pages of Reading Activities Per Book
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Picture Match
Reading words with new spelling patterns can be tricky for kids. Encourage your child to practice their new skills by reading each word and matching it with the correct picture.
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Tapping Out Words
One of the earliest steps in reading is recognizing the sounds that go into a word. This diphthong activity encourages children to sound words out and determine which letters work together to create a single sound.
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Vocabulary Match
Part of reading fluently is understanding the words on the page. Test your child's understanding and vocabulary by asking them to match each word to its proper definition.
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
Ostap Lazarovych is a graphic designer and illustrator from Ukraine. industry experience. With meticulous attention to detail, he infuses passion into every project. His goal is to create distinct designs that capture his clients' business essence.
Ostap's talent extends to producing printed materials that consistently make an impact. He also created the illustration platform http://lustra.cc where you can buy unique artwork.