A Duck in a Sock. Four Phonics Stories

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& 39;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! 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 Gutierrez 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 husb...