{"product_id":"dear-the-story","title":"Dear: The Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigital PDF Edition · 76 pages · Ages 4–7 · Read Together\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe story has one blank. Their name belongs there.\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDear: The Story\u003c\/strong\u003e is Book 4 of the five-book \u003cem\u003eDear\u003c\/em\u003e learn-to-read series. After CVC words, consonant blends, and silent e, the child is ready for vowel teams: AI, OA, EA, and EE.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach new vowel-team word is supported by a visual spotlight, then used inside the story \u003cem\u003eThe Child Who Waits\u003c\/em\u003e. Near the end, an adult writes the child's name into a blank. On the next page, the child gets to read their own name inside the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat your child practices\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVowel teams AI, OA, EA, and EE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLong-vowel decoding inside connected text\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReading increasingly fluent sentences\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReading for emotional meaning and anticipation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe five-book Dear journey\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 1: CVC words → Book 2: consonant blends → Book 3: silent e → \u003cstrong\u003eBook 4: vowel teams\u003c\/strong\u003e → Book 5: full review, fluency, and first writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTemporary format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Digital PDF edition. A print edition is planned for Amazon. When Kala receives the verified Amazon listing, this product will switch to the verified Amazon purchase link.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eEducational resource for family learning. It is not an assessment or a guarantee of reading outcomes.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kala Early Learning Library","offers":[{"title":"Digital Edition","offer_id":48146338185374,"sku":"KALA-DEAR-04-DIG","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/9862\/9790\/files\/dear-the-story-cover_4bd95463-51cc-4e5b-9d60-6a64fcdd5364.png?v=1786917846","url":"https:\/\/kalalibrary.com\/products\/dear-the-story","provider":"Kala Early Learning Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}