Each City Secrets title is now enlarged to a 7" x 9" format with full-colour images throughout. This informational text series uses short (but complete) sentences to convey the history and facts of each extreme sport.
City Secrets follows the Sound Out skills and focuses on the following: contractions, one-syllable spelling patterns, tense endings, compound words, word endings, prefixes and suffixes, and simple two-syllable words.
Each book in the Sound Out series is written in chapter format with stories designed to both appeal to struggling readers and give them practice decoding and reading connected text. Each Sound Out title has 6 short chapters, followed by a list of high-frequency sight words used in that book.
Students with minimal reading skills can read these books from cover to cover. They'll have a successful and enjoyable reading experience, with lots of opportunities to improve their fluency and comprehension.
Sound Out Chapter Books give students massive opportunities to practice decoding one-syllable words. Each set contains six books. Each book is 5” x 7” and has 32 pages with 22 pt. type (Nonfiction is 20 pt. type with some sets being 7" x 9").
Phonics Based
The Sound Out chapter books represent a new approach in hi/lo reading, specially designed for very low-performing students. We have created hi/lo chapter books that represent a continuum of phonics decodability.
Designed for Older Students
Each book in the Sound Out series is written in chapter format with stories that have the charm and wit to keep kids coming back for more.
100% Decodable
- Each chapter book consists solely of one syllable decodable words (some two syllable words in Sets C-1 and C-2 and Nonfiction sets).
- Books also include sight words from the Dolch 220 list.
- Readability levels fall well beneath the standard Grade 1 reading scale and are 100% decodable.
Workbooks
Teacher activity workbooks are available for some sets. Contains story synopses and pre- and post-reading activities. Helps students build vocabulary, practice comprehension, recall and other basic reading competencies. Includes answer key. 8½”x11” softcover, 56 pages.