The complete Fishing Dock Series in one download. 6 decodable stories & activities, 6 phonics warm up kits. This complete dyslexia set for older kids that involves a father and son, from the first cast to the trophy. Built for the older kid who just needs something different.
Full Product Description
The Fishing Dock Series is a decodable reading program built specifically for older struggling readers. Real stories. Real characters. Real science and real skills woven into every page. Not a little kid reader with a fishing sticker on it. A real program for a real kid.
If you have been looking for something your reluctant reader will actually open, this is it.
What Is In the Complete Bundle
6 Phonics Warm Up Kits
✓ Story 1 Warm Up Kit — The First Cast — 10 sight words, 6 warm up stories, body action activities, trampoline option
✓ Story 2 Warm Up Kit — On the Line — 10 sight words, 6 warm up stories, midline crossing, sight word sprint, tally and track
✓ Story 3 Warm Up Kit — The Big One — 10 sight words, 6 warm up stories, going back activity, after activity, trampoline option
✓ Story 4 Warm Up Kit — Back at Camp — 10 sight words, 6 warm up stories, body actions, midline crossing, write say and remember
✓ Story 5 Warm Up Kit — Storm Rolls In — 10 sight words, 6 warm up stories, memory match, word sort, word scramble, cumulative 30-word throw and say grid, full series review
✓ Story 6 Warm Up Kit — The Trophy — 10 sight words, 6 warm up stories, tic tac toe, obstacle course, word hunt, word building, full series review
6 Decodable Stories with Stop and Do Activities
✓ Story 1 — The First Cast — Jake and his dad head out before sunrise for the first morning on the water. Short sentences. Sight word stories included. Field notes. Stop and do activities.
✓ Story 2 — On the Line — The line is out. Jake waits. Consonant blends introduced naturally through the story — gr, fl, cl, tr. Science activity. Scrambled word match. Cursive copywork begins.
✓ Story 3 — The Big One — The moment the whole series builds toward. Vocabulary midline challenge. Fish anatomy field notes. Cursive copywork.
✓ Story 4 — Back at Camp — Jake and his dad paddle back to shore. Fire triangle science experiment. Knife safety. Cast iron cooking chemistry. Campsite mapping. Compound words. Third grade reading level.
✓ Story 5 — Storm Rolls In — Jake wakes up to the wrong color sky. Why the sky turns green before a storm. Paracord knot tying. Barometer experiment. Oral discussion. Fourth grade vocabulary.
✓ Story 6 — The Trophy — The last morning. Jake picks the spot. Some mornings don’t need talking. Surface tension experiment. Write Jake a letter. Draw the series map. Cursive copywork and letter reversals. The ending a struggling reader earned.
60 Sight Words Covered Across the Series
Story 1: the, is, it, on, a, go, we, I, to, see
Story 2: out, got, line, his, back, but, now, still, there, long
Story 3: after, every, again, fly, an, give, by, going, could, just
Story 4: always, around, because, been, before, best, call, carry, clean, cold
Story 5: clean, cold, cut, done, draw, drink, eight, fall, far, full
Story 6: hold, hurt, if, keep, kind, laugh, light, long, much, myself
Reading Level Progression (Rough Estimates, don’t get hung up on this)
Story 1 — Early second grade
Story 2 — Mid second grade, consonant blends introduced
Story 3 — Late second to early third grade, vocabulary steps up
Story 4 — Solid third grade
Story 5 — Late third to early fourth grade
Story 6 — Fourth grade, figurative language and inference introduced
Who This Is For
- An older struggling reader who needs a complete reading program built around something they actually care about.
- A homeschool parent who wants one download that covers reading, phonics, science, handwriting, and comprehension for months of sessions.
- A tutor or reading specialist working with an older learner who has refused everything else.
- A parent who has spent years searching for materials that fit a kid who is smart, capable, and just needs something that finally fits.
How to Use It
Start with Story 1. Begin every session with the matching warm up kit — five to ten minutes of sight word stories and movement activities. Then open the main story. Work through one section at a time. Stop and do the activity. Come back.
The series is designed to be worked through in order because each story picks up where the last one left off. The reader who follows Jake from the first cast through the last morning gets something a reader who jumps in at Story 4 cannot get. That payoff is worth starting at the beginning.
Break sessions into 20 to 30 minutes. Repeat what needs repeating. This is a marathon with dyslexia, not a sprint.
Format
Instant digital download — 12 PDF files
No subscription
Everything I share here came from years of sitting across the table from a kid who learned differently. The printables in the shop are what we actually used. If you are looking for something age appropriate and built for an older struggling reader, start here.
I am a mom sharing our story with dyslexia. This is not professional educational advice. Every child and every family situation is different.