Decodable books for reading success

The Meg and Greg books from Orca Book Publishers are designed for shared reading between a child learning to read and an experienced reader. The stories have special features to help a child with dyslexia or another language-based learning difficulty find reading success. 

Designed for shared reading

The Meg and Greg series

Books in the Meg and Greg series have special features to help all kids who are learning to read, and especially kids who have the added challenge of dyslexia or another neurodivergence, or who are learning English as an additional language.

The big idea

Most children learn to speak by being surrounded by language, but when it comes to learning to read, it isn’t enough to simply be surrounded by books and words. Although a few kids seem to pick up reading easily, most kids need and greatly benefit from learning to read with a more structured literacy approach. Some kids also have the added challenge of dyslexia or another language-learning difficulty, so a structured literacy approach is essential. 

Layers of text

Each Meg and Greg book includes three layers of text: adult or buddy reader’s text, kid’s text and illustration labels. A story with multiple layers of text has several advantages for children learning to read at an older-than-typical age:

Resources and activities

Go beyond the books with handy resources, including word lists, coloring pages, and activity sheets.

Special features

Appealing text and graphics

Shaded paper reduces text-to-paper contrast, with a dyslexia-friendly font, extra space between letters and bolded type for target phonics concepts.

Multiple text layers

Each story includes three layers of text: Kid’s Text with illustration labels and speech bubbles for learners to read as well as Buddy Reader Text to help move the story along at an exciting pace.

Structured literacy

A structured literacy approach incrementally introduces children to reading and spelling concepts with explicit instruction. Research shows that all children benefit from learning to read, spell, and write with a structured literacy approach.

Short, decodable chapters

Decodable, phonics-based stories for 2nd-4th graders learning the basics of reading. Kid's text is simplified to remove spelling exceptions.

Cumulative

Each book features four stories that introduce a new phonics concept, building on the ones introduced in previous books.

Teacher approved

"A unique approach to high-interest texts for reluctant burgeoning readers, [these books offer] phonics fun wrapped in serious research-based success." —School Library Journal

Ready to get reading?

Books in the Meg and Greg series have special features to help all kids who are learning to read, and especially kids who have the added challenge of dyslexia or who are learning English as an additional language.

Testimonials

I LOVE your books. I am a former first grade teacher who taught using phonics all along at a private school. I am using the set of 3 books  for two struggling 3rd grade students. They need review of the basics, but they can manage most of the text on the advanced side and they love to have fun and get a break on the right hand side. I have all 3 books and my students both ordered all three books  because we are virtual now and I want them to enjoy a real book. I am also sure they will look at the books and read them at times other than our sessions. I have shared them on several reading pages that I am on FB. Especially The Science of Reading-What I Should Have Learned in College.Thanks so much for creating these books. I hope you continue on with the vowel combinations.  You might find the system, Reading Simplified interesting. It is a leading edge and growing program for teaching kids to read internationally. You could explore their scope and sequence called, The Streamlined Pathway.
Diane Bidgood
My daughter is so engaged that there is no fighting with her when we read Meg and Greg. She really looks forward to it. It's a miracle book for us!
Leanne
Mother of a struggling reader age 7
The social-emotional piece of having difficulty reading is HUGE and your books provide students with a feeling of pride that they can read a "cool" graphic novel just like their friends do.
Erin Marbry
OG practitioner, North Vancouver
For the first time ever, Maleah wants to read alone before bed. This is a huge milestone.
Kimberley
Mother of Maleah, a new reader

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