This easy-to-read illustrated story features the tale of a family that is searching for their lost dog. It is written with basic first grade reading vocabulary that includes high-interest words to give the adventure some spin. Children's reading proficiency surges with such reading because the basic sight words are easy to grasp and the added vocabulary fits in with comparative ease.
The basic first grade vocabulary sight words in this book are: this, little, he, so, want, wants, come, look, looks, looking, is, my, home, at, where, the, we, our, that, to, and, for, you, be, house, one, come, coming, will, if, take, a, good, but, run, have, here, by, did, big, there, out, up, down, that, with, her, away, all.
Interest words are: fun, must, again, more, funny, run, runs, hill, cat, home, Tess, lives, after, next, friends, door, maybe, yes, day, sun, food, brother, dog, sad, dog's, cries, bed, dish, need, find, Tom, family, loves, please, help, having, o'clock, party, hot dogs, hamburgers, search, eat, maybe, Dad, cooking, meat, glad, thank, ready, smells, walks.
This book is suitable for students who are studying English as a second language.
The second book in this series, "Tom and Tess Make Trouble," adds more first grade sight words to help students test well when teachers evaluate their reading level.
