Foundation Set 01 Decodable Readers - First letter groups: m, s, t, a, p, i, f and r

Give students their first short, connected reading after both initial letter groups have been taught. The books use the available sounds to build small words and meaningful sentences, while the companion connects saying sounds with building, reading and writing words.

This set connects four short books with practical phonics work. The paired editions use the same text and matching artwork, so you can choose Black and White or Colour for the reading session. The companion returns to the sounds and spellings used in the books through guided practice, word work and connected reading and writing.

What's included

• One-page Table of Contents PDF.
• Pip, sit! (Fiction; 6 A5 pages including the cover; supplied in Black and White and Colour).
• A rip (Fiction; 6 A5 pages including the cover; supplied in Black and White and Colour).
• A rat (Non-fiction; 6 A5 pages including the cover; supplied in Black and White and Colour).
• A map (Non-fiction; 6 A5 pages including the cover; supplied in Black and White and Colour).
• Ten-page phonics companion:

1. Teacher guidance

2. Sound cards

3. Blend and read

4. Say, build, write

5. Change one sound

6. Sort short vowels

7. Build sentences

8. Listen and check

9. Read for meaning

10. Read again and transfer

Learning focus

First letter groups: m, s, t, a, p, i, f and r. Blend and segment short a and i words, sort their middle vowels and build a simple sentence.

Using the readers

Introduce the focus spellings and any words needing support. Model sounding out and blending, read a book together, then revisit it for accurate, smoother reading and discussion. Use the companion to link spoken sounds, written spellings and meaning. Support the activity directions as needed.

Readiness and placement

Begin after both groups m, s, t, a and p, i, f, r have been explicitly taught. Students need practice blending and segmenting with these sounds. Introduce the named words needing support before reading.

Formats, page counts and printing

Total supplied PDF pages: 35

Page-count breakdown: 35 supplied PDF pages = 24 landscape A4 reader pages across both editions + 10 portrait A4 companion pages + 1 portrait A4 Table of Contents page. Each landscape reader sheet contains two portrait A5 pages. Both editions and all covers are included.

Reader format: Landscape A4 PDF sheets with two full portrait A5 pages per sheet.

Companion format: Ten portrait A4 pages.

Download format: ZIP containing the PDF resources.

Checking support: Teacher guidance and checking prompts are within the companion. There is no separate answer-key PDF.

Print reader PDFs at actual size on single-sided landscape A4. Cut down the centre, order the numbered portrait A5 pages and staple at the left. Print the companion on portrait A4. The two editions contain the same books and matching artwork.

Digital download; no physical product is shipped. The full preview contains every supplied PDF page, with clear opening Table of Contents pages and a red PREVIEW label on every following resource page.