The First Steps Collection is perfect for children who are taking their first steps into reading. The simple sentence structures and short word counts mean that children can get plenty of practice with the phoneme focus of each text without getting overloaded. The Initial Code First Steps Collection is a series of quirky stories about children and their unusual pets.

Units covered: Initial Code Units 4-11

Number of books: 12

Number of pages per book: 8

Titles in this series:

Viv’s Pig and Hen – Initial Code Unit 4 (d, e, f, v)
Ken’s Pet Bug – Initial Code Unit 5 (k, l, r, u)
Jed’s Pet Rat – Initial Code Unit 6 ( j, w, z)
Jess’s Pet Fox – Initial Code Unit 7 (x, y, ff, ll, ss)
Alf’s Pet Bat – Initial Code Unit 8 (vcc, cvcc)
Fran’s Pet Crab – Initial Code Unit 9 (ccvc)
Sam’s Pet Skunk – Initial Code Unit 10 (ccvcc, cvccc, cccvc)
Josh’s Pet Fish – /sh/ and other Unit 11 spellings
Kim’s Pet Chimp – /ch/ and other Unit 11 spellings
Meg’s Pet Moth – /th/ and other Unit 11 spellings
Tim’s Pet Chick – < ck > for /k/ and other Unit 11 spellings
Sal’s Pet Squid – < q > < u > for /k//w/ and other Unit 11 spellings