Step 1 Books - My Dog Nick

The first of many planned Step 1 books, they have illustrated poems with activities to stimulate the imagination and reinforce learning, at a level appropriate to the child's spelling age.

My Dog Nick (ISBN 978-1-907706-00-4) is currently available as a 28 page full-colour paperback book. It is the first book in the series. More titles to follow in the coming months.

Step 1 books are written and designed for age 4 - 11 and spelling age 4 - 8. These books appeal to a child, who is probably working at a lower spelling age than their actual age or interest level. The poems and illustrations, together with the accompanying fun activities, reinforce learning and help the supporting adult determine if the child can discriminate and blend sounds. These books are unique to the dyslexic book market in that they are based on spelling age rather than reading age and start at such an early age.

Areas of difficulty to look out for:

Does the child guess at a word, looking at the whole word or just the initial letter?
Does he/she forget how to read or spell a word as soon as he/she has turned the page?
Can he/she find it hard to sound out individual letters in simple 3 letter words e.g. cat, bat?
Does the child find it hard to rhyme simple words?
Does he/she skip little words, such as and, the?
Does he/she miss out words when reading?

Dancing Kites Creative Learning books are designed to address these areas of difficulty and help develop key reading and spelling skills, with the help of a supporting adult. This person can be a parent or carer. He or she does not need to be an educational specialist.

Is your child ready to move on? Try out a Step 2 book.

"My Dog Nick is a very motivating book, it contains suitable segments that make it achievable for young children to complete. Overall the book has delightful illustrations, as well as a good story and rhythm. The guidance notes for parents are helpful and supportive."

Bernadette McLean, Principal, The Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre

What one customer has said about My Dog Nick in a review on Amazon:

At last! A real reading book for children with dyslexia and parents to enjoy together. I wouldn't restrict it to children with learning difficulties either. It's a perfect length and the illustrations invite the reader's involvement throughout. No special skills are required on the parent's part - you can just work through it, have a laugh at the poems and feel you've achieved something while having fun. Looking forward to the next one in the series.

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