Dog on a Log Booklist
The DOG ON A LOG Books Phonics Progression is developed so the phonics chosen for each Step takes into consideration the abilities of most students at that level while also trying to increase the number of decodable words as much as possible.
Get Ready!
Prereaders for those just getting started reading
Get Set!
First books for readers that know all the letters and are ready for more
Let's Go!
Shorter decodable books that help hesitant readers prepare for the longer chapter books
Chapter Books
Longer books provide more reading practice
Parent and Teacher Books
Guides for parents and teachers
Downloadable Book List
DOG ON A LOG booklist in printable formats
Parent and Teacher Books
DOG ON A LOG Parent and Teacher Guides For Teaching Reading give simple activities you can do with your child. Once you understand the skills that your child needs to learn, you may wish to add additional activities. Resources are suggested that will help you find additional free or low-cost activities you can personalize to your child. Extra printable activities are available from our printables page.
Learn About Dyslexia
Answer Book on Dyslexia
| Teaching a Struggling Reader:One Mom’s Experience with Dyslexia |
Preparing Your Pre-Reader
Phonological Awareness:
- Words
- Rhyming
- Syllables, identification, blending, segmenting
- Identifying individual letter sounds
| Prepare For Reading (Activities for Pre-Readers) |
The Manual for Using Get Ready! Readers
Phonemic Awareness/Phonics:
- Consonants, primary sounds
- Short vowels
- Blending
- Introduction to high frequency words
| Learn to Read (Letters Make Words) |
A Manual for Using Decodable Books
Phonics and Reading
| Teach Reading with Decodable Books |
Get Ready! Readers
Get Ready! Readers introduce short vowels and primary consonant sounds in small groups. The seven books build on each other until all 26 letters have been introduced
Get Ready! Readers
Phonemic Awareness/Phonics:
- Consonants, primary sounds
- Short vowels
- Blending
- Introduction to high frequency words
(Blue) Get Ready! Readers Letter Groups 1-7 (Available as seven books introducing one new set of letters or as one collection volume with all seven letter sets.)
| Get Ready! Readers Collection Volume | 7 Books in 1 |
| Nam Fam | (a, s, m, f, t, n) |
| Tag | (r, d, c, g) |
| Don and Ron | (o) |
| Max and Sal | (b, h, l, x) |
| Bip, Sop, Lob | (i, p, k, j) |
| Jan and Quin | (u, y, z, qu) |
| Wet Van | (e, v, w) |
Get Set! Readers
For students who need more practice with 2 and 3 letter words with a middle short vowel.
Get Set! Books
- Consonants, primary sounds
- Short vowels
- 2 and 3 sound words
| Get Set! Collection Volume | 5 books in 1 |
| Jan Has a Dog | 50 Words |
| The Map | 180 Words |
| Liz and the Ox | 170 Words |
| See a Yak, See a Bat | 190 Words |
| The Big Mutt-Dog Mud Run Chapter Book | 270 Words |
Let’s GO! Readers
Shorter decodable books that help hesitant readers prepare for the longer chapter books.
Step 1 Readers
- Consonants, primary sounds
- Short vowels
- Digraphs: ch,sh, th, wh, ck
- 2 and 3 sound words
- Possessive’s
- Closed syllables
| Let’s Go! Readers Collection 1 | 5 books in 1 |
| The Dog on the Log | 50 words |
| A Wish is A Fish | 130 words |
| Chad the Cat | 70 words |
| Up With The Sun | 160 words |
| To The Pig Pen | 170 words |
The same stories are also available as chapter books, with longer content.
Step 2 Readers
- Bonus letters (f, l, s, z after short vowel)
- “all”
- -s suffix
| Let’s Go! Readers Collection 2 | 5 books in 1 |
| Mud on the Path | 100 words |
| The Red Hen | 125 words |
| The Well | 200 words |
| Zill the ‘Bot | 135 words |
| The Cub | 200 words |
The same stories are also available as chapter books, with longer content.
Step 3 Readers
- Letter Buddies: ang, ing, ong, ung, ank, ink, onk, unk
| Let’s Go! Readers Collection 3 | 5 books in 1 |
| The Ball that Goes Ding | 240 words |
| The Junk Lot Cat | 175 words |
| The Bonk Punk Hot Rod | 150 words |
| The Ring | 270 words |
| The Sub in the Fish Tank | 140 words |
The same stories are also available as chapter books, with longer content.
Step 4 Readers
- Consonant blends to make 4 sound words
- 3 and 4 sound words ending in –lk, -sk
| Let’s Go! Readers Collection 4 | 5 books in 1 |
| Raft Club | 180 words |
| Frank’s Truck | 225 words |
| Lil Tilt and Mr. Ling | 125 words |
| Musk Ox in the Tub | 145 words |
| Trip to the Pond | 120 words |
The same stories are also available as chapter books, with longer content.
Step 5 Readers
- Digraph blends to make 3 and 4 sound
words - Silent e, including “-ke”
- “vce” Syllables
| Let’s Go! Readers Collection 5 | 5 books in 1 |
| Bake a Cake | 140 words |
| The Crane at the Cave | 210 words |
| Ride a Bike | 175 words |
| Crane or Crane? | 175 words |
| The Swing Gate | 165 words |
The same stories are also available as chapter books, with longer content.
Chapter Books
Longer books provide more reading practice. Kids are often surprised, then proud, that they can read such long books.
Step 1 Chapter Books
- Consonants, primary sounds
- Short vowels
- Digraphs: ch,sh, th, wh, ck
- 2 and 3 sound words
- ‘s (Possessive’s)
- Closed syllables
| Five Chapter Books Collection 1 | 5 books in 1 |
| The Dog on the Log Chapter Book | 300 words |
| A Wish is A Fish Chapter Book | 625 words |
| Chad the Cat Chapter Book | 375 words |
| Up With The Sun Chapter Book | 1,100 words |
| To The Pig Pen Chapter Book | 850 words |
Step 2 Chapter Books
- Bonus letters (f, l, s, z after short vowel)
- “all”
- -s suffix
| Five Chapter Books Collection 2 | 5 books in 1 |
| Mud on the Path Chapter Book | 1,100 words |
| The Red Hen Chapter Book | 1,200 words |
| The Well Chapter Book | 1,250 words |
| Zill the ‘Bot Chapter Book | 950 words |
| The Cub Chapter Book | 1,050 words |
Step 3 Chapter Books
- Letter Buddies: ang, ing, ong, ung, ank, ink, onk, unk
| Five Chapter Books Collection 3 | 5 books in 1 |
| The Ball that Goes Ding Chapter Book | 1,400 words |
| The Junk Lot Cat Chapter Book | 1,750 words |
| The Bonk Punk Hot Rod Chapter Book | 1,000 words |
| The Ring Chapter Book | 2,200 words |
| The Sub in the Fish Tank Chapter Book | 1,000 words |
Step 4 Chapter Books
- Consonant blends to make 4 sound words
- 3 and 4 sound words ending in –lk, -sk
| Five Chapter Books Collection 4 | 5 books in 1 |
| Raft Club Chapter Book | 1,900 words |
| Frank’s Truck Chapter Book | 1,650 words |
| Lil Tilt and Mr. Ling Chapter Book | 800 words |
| Musk Ox in the Tub Chapter Book | 1,130 words |
| Trip to the Pond Chapter Book | 975 words |
Step 5 Chapter Books
- Digraph blends to make 3 and 4 sound
words - Silent e, including “-ke”
- “vce” Syllables
| Five Chapter Books Collection 5 | 5 books in 1 |
| Bake a Cake Chapter Book | 1,250 words |
| The Crane at the Cave Chapter Book | 2,050 words |
| Ride a Bike Chapter Book | 1,300 words |
| Crane or Crane? Chapter Book | 1,100 words |
| The Swing Gate Chapter Book | 1,150 words |
Step 6 Chapter Books
- Exception words containing: ild, ind, old, olt, ost
| Five Chapter Books Collection 6 | 5 books in 1 |
| The Colt Chapter Book | 1,500 words |
| The Gold Bolt Chapter Book | 1,400 words |
| Hide in the Blinds Chapter Book | 1,400 words |
| The Stone Child Chapter Book | 2,200 words |
| Tolt the Kind Cat Chapter Book | 1,900 words |
Step 7 Chapter Books
- 5 sounds in a closed syllable word plus suffix -s (crunch, slumps)
- 3 letter blends and up to 6 sounds in a closed syllable word (script, spring)
| Five Chapter Books Collection 7 | 5 books in 1 |
| Quest for a Grum Grunt Chapter Book | 1,900 words |
| The Blimp Chapter Book | 1,600 words |
| The Spring in the Lane Chapter Book | 2,000 words |
| Stamp for a Note Chapter Book | 2,650 words |
| Stripes and Splats Chapter Book | 2,450 words |
Step 8 Chapter Books
- Two-syllable words with 2 closed-syllables, not blends (sunset, chicken, unlock)
| Five Chapter Books Collection 8 | 5 books in 1 |
| Anvil and Magnet Chapter Book | 2,800 words |
| The Mascot Chapter Book | 1,750 words |
| Kevin’s Rabbit Hole Chapter Book | 1,800 words |
| Save the Pupfish Chapter Book | 3,000 words |
| Chickens in the Attic Chapter Book | 3,000 words |
Step 9 Chapter Books
- Two-syllable words with all previously introduced sounds including blends, exception words, and silent “e” (blacksmith, kindness, inside)
- Vowel digraphs: ai, ay, ea, ee, ie, oa, oe (rain, play, beach, tree, pie, goat, toe)
- Double vowel syllables
| Four Chapter Books Collection 9 | 4 books in 1 |
| Trip to Cactus Gulch 1: The Step-Up Team Chapter Book | 5,300 words |
| Trip to Cactus Gulch 2: Into the Mineshaft Chapter Book | 6,200 words |
| Play the Bagpipes Chapter Book | 3,000 words |
| The Hidden Tale 1: The Lost Snapshot Chapter Book | 3,500 words |
Step 10 Chapter Books
- Open syllables (be, so, hi)
- “Y” as a vowel with the long “I” sound in open syllables (my, spry)
- Two-syllable words containing:
- Open syllables (beside, rerun)
- Vowel teams ai, ay, ea, ee, ie, oa, oe
(raindrop) - Previously learned high frequency words (somewhere)
| Four Chapter Books Collection 10 | 4 books in 1 |
| The Chicken Bus Express to the Redo Shop Chapter Book | 3,500 words |
| The Rewind Clock: The Tale Begins Chapter Book | 5,700 words |
| Trip to the Widlife Rehab Chapter Book | 8,300 words |
| The Hidden Tale 2: The Secret Unfolds Chapter Book | 4,000 words |