Back to the Past

Camp Diggin is almost bankrupt. Mr. Prill, who runs the camp, tries to raise cash to save his camp. Tim and Kim end up at Camp Diggin to dig for fossils. A black box on its way to trash brings Tim and Kim to a land of adventure with a T-Rex and a Mom Duckbill. Can Tim and Kim help Mr. Prill save the camp with some support from the friendly dinosaurs?Scope and Sequence Analysis: Explore detailed scope and sequence and read a sample chapter for each title on Simple Words Books’ website.Step: #5 Novice Decodable Chapter BooksDecodability: 90.2%Word Count: 7209 wordsChapters: 22 Irregular - taught: 1,688 words, 17 unique words, 23.4% of the word count. (a, the, to, are, do, of, does, from, they, was, you, have, says, there, what, Mr., Mrs)Short vowels: 2,041 words, 131 unique words, 28.3% of the word count.Blends: 916 words, 151 unique words, 12.7% of the word count.Digraphs: 747 words, 85 unique words, 10.4% of the word count.FLSZ: 368 words, 43 unique words, 5.1% of the word count.Double consonants: 66 words, 5 unique words, 0.9% of the word count.-ng, -nk: 140 words, 38 unique words, 1.9% of the word count.-all: 60 words, 8 unique words, 0.8% of the word count.Open syllables: 480 words, 9 unique words, 6.7% of the word count.Silent e: 26 words, 2 unique words, 0.4% of the word count.-tch: 6 words, 1 unique word, 0.1% of the word count.Ctr r: 71 words, 3 unique words, 1.0% of the word count.Vowel teams: 156 words, 14 unique words, 2.2% of the word count.-old, -ost: 5 words, 2 unique words, 0.07% of the word count.Y vowel: 41 words, 3 unique words, 0.6% of the word count.Suffix -ing: 38 words, 19 unique words, 0.53% of the word count.Compound: 74 words, 14 unique words, 1.0% of the word count.Multisyllabic: 151 words, 52 unique words, 2.1% of the word count.Irregular - other: 117 words, 10 unique words, 1.6% of the word count.Pre-teach words: 18 words, 8 unique words, 0.2% of the word count.Series: The Kents’ QuestGenre: AdventureCategory: Decodable Chapter Book #5 Novice StepPublisher: Simple Words BooksAuthor: Cigdem Knebel Finding engaging decodable books that match young readers’ skills can be challenging, but the right selections can foster a lifelong love of reading. Simple Words Books help striving readers to become better readers. Our books are designed to enhance fluency, accuracy, vocabulary, and comprehension while building confidence. Each carefully chosen word ensures success, not frustration. Our “big-kid” chapter books align with UFLI and many major reading programs. Explore free downloadable comprehension and decodable phonics workbooks on our website.