What happens at this level
First letter-sound tiles and CVC word families (-at/-am/-an, short i, short o, short u). The earliest decodable stories.
Books at this level
Decodable Short A: at, am, an
Decodable Short I
Decodable Short O
Decodable Short U
Lumira
The research behind it
This level's sequencing is taken from published structured literacy frameworks rather than designed in-house:
- Chall (1983/1996), Stage 1 (early)
- UFLI Foundations, phases 1-5
- Australian Literacy Hub, phases 1-5