Bright, colorful photos support decodable text, guiding beginning readers to identify, recognize, and use the long /o/ sound. Featuring high-frequency words, this authentic nonfiction text also gives emerging readers the opportunity to read for information while reinforcing basic phonemic sounds. Readers will follow a dog as he uses his nose and digs holes to find different objects including a stone, rope, and bone. This nonfiction phonics title is paired with the fiction phonics title Rose and the Stone: Practicing the Long O Sound.The instructional guide on the inside front and back covers provides: * Word List with carefully selected grade-appropriate words featuring the long /o/ sound found in the text* Teacher Talk that assists instructors in introducing the long /o/ sound* Group Activity that guides students to identify the long /o/ sound, decode the words that contain it, and use the words* Extended Activity that provides students with additional opportunities to think about, list, and use words containing the long /o/ sound* Writing Activity that guides students to write the letters that make the long /o/ sound
