A Duck in a Sock: Four Phonics Stories (Meg and Greg) - Softcover

Elspeth Rae

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9780995293304: A Duck in a Sock: Four Phonics Stories (Meg and Greg)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0995293309 ISBN 13: 9780995293304

Publisher: 44 Sounds Publishing / Two Read Books, 2017

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Meg & Greg: A Duck in a Sock includes four short-chapter, hi-lo, phonics stories written for children ages 6-9 who are struggling to learn how to read because of dyslexia or another language-based learning difficulty. The stories are written for shared reading between an experienced reader and a learner. The parts of the story for the learning reader have carefully controlled vocabulary and spellings, and they follow a phonics approach. The experienced reader's text helps to keep the story interesting and engaging for kids ages 6-9.
In these stories, best friends Meg and Greg, both 10 years old, get up to all sorts of adventures involving animals. Jump inside the book to join in!

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From the Author:

Advance praise for A Duck in a Sock:
"I would definitely recommend thesebooks to parents, OG practitioners, and teachers." -Orton GillinghamTrainer & Practitioner

"It's fantastic to have a book series that concentrates on a particular phonogram without extra words thatstudents aren't able to read."
-Orton Gillingham Trainer &Practitioner

"[This Meg & Greg book] fills a gap for dyslexic students."
-Executive Director of Prospects Centre for MultisensoryLearning (Orton-Gillingham)

"It worked well for us. It made for a nice story time for us together."
-Mom of a 7-year-old reluctant reader

"I like the spiral approach of building on the phonograms with each story. This is a really important thing for her when choosing homeschoolmaterials of any sort - literature, math, science etc."
-Homeschoolingmom of six children

About the Author:

Elspeth Rae is a certified Orton Gillingham teacher for children with dyslexia and other language-based learning difficulties. She runs the 44 Sounds Orton Gillingham Learning Studio where she teaches reading, spelling, and writing to children ages 4-12. She lives with her husband and three children in Vancouver, BC.

Rowena Rae has an M.A. in science writing and two biology degrees. She works as a freelance editor and children's writer. She has written science and nature articles for a children's magazine, Yes Mag, and writes nonfiction books. She lives with her two children in Victoria, BC.

Elisa Guti�rrez is an award-winning book designer and illustrator. She is author/illustrator of Picturescape and Letter Lunch, the first of which was shortlisted for a BC Books Prize. She lives with her husband and two children in Vancouver, BC.

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