Sounds-Write Initial Code Reader: Mats

The Sounds-Write Readers can be used to teach reading, spelling and writing.

Consisting of 24 Readers, the Initial Code series provides simple, one sound/one spelling, one-syllable, CVC words only. As the programme progresses, the complexity of one-syllable words is increased to four-, five- and six-sound words of the structure CVCC, CCVC, CCVCC/CCCVCC, before introducing the most common consonant digraphs.

These decodable readers will enable children to practice the literacy skills they are learning and thereby gain fluency in reading, all while they enjoy the colourfully-illustrated stories. The Initial Code Readers are written particularly to support phonic teaching and can be used by anyone teaching reading to children.

In Mats, Sam's baby brother gets confused about the meaning of the word 'mat'.

• Initial Code, Unit 1
• Phoneme focus: a i m s t