This is where literacy begins. Unit 1A is the very first of the five units in Stage 1: Sound-to-Print Foundations, the doorway into the whole litgapsgone program.

It introduces the six most useful letter-sounds, so from day one your learners are blending real, decodable words. Across six short, explicit lessons they learn to hear, say, read and write s, a, t, p, i and n, the classic starter set that unlocks CVC words like sat, tap, pin and nap.

What's included:

- 6 ready-to-teach, fully-scripted lessons

- A 28-page decodable workbook for every lesson

- Word-for-word helper notes, so anyone can teach it

- Heart-word practice and review built in

- Progress tracking and ready-to-send family updates

What students will learn:

- The sounds s, a, t, p, i and n

- Blending and reading short CVC words

- Tracing, writing and spelling each new sound

- Heart words: I, the, a, is, and

Perfect for struggling literacy learners of any age, neurodivergent learners and dyslexia support. Every lesson follows the same clear "I do, we do, you do" flow across seven simple steps, in about 30 minutes: explicit, systematic, cumulative and decodable, with a low-prep layout you will rely on all year. Created by an educator with 30+ years in the classroom.

Now the words really start to build. Unit 1B is the second of the five units in Stage 1: Sound-to-Print Foundations, adding six more high-value sounds to your learners' toolkit.

Building straight on from s, a, t, p, i, n, this unit introduces m, d, g, o, c and k, including the short vowel o, opening up a whole new bank of CVC words like mat, dog, cot and kid.

What's included:

- 6 ready-to-teach, fully-scripted lessons

- A 28-page decodable workbook for every lesson

- Word-for-word helper notes, so anyone can teach it

- Heart-word practice and review built in

- Progress tracking and ready-to-send family updates

What students will learn:

- The sounds m, d, g, o, c and k

- Reading and spelling a bigger bank of CVC words

- Securing the short vowel o

- Heart words: to, of, was, for, said, you

Perfect for struggling literacy learners of any age, neurodivergent learners and dyslexia support. Every lesson follows the same clear "I do, we do, you do" flow across seven simple steps, in about 30 minutes: explicit, systematic, cumulative and decodable, with a low-prep layout you will rely on all year. Created by an educator with 30+ years in the classroom.

Every vowel, every day. Unit 1C is the third of the five units in Stage 1, completing the short vowels so learners can read and spell right across the CVC range.

This unit adds the short vowels e and u along with r, h, b and f, so all five short vowels are now in play. Learners read and spell words like bed, run, hat and fox with growing independence.

What's included:

- 6 ready-to-teach, fully-scripted lessons

- A 28-page decodable workbook for every lesson

- Word-for-word helper notes, so anyone can teach it

- Heart-word practice and review built in

- Progress tracking and ready-to-send family updates

What students will learn:

- The sounds e, u, r, h, b and f

- All five short vowels in real words

- Reading and spelling across the full CVC range

- Heart words: are, have, they, he, she, we

Perfect for struggling literacy learners of any age, neurodivergent learners and dyslexia support. Every lesson follows the same clear "I do, we do, you do" flow across seven simple steps, in about 30 minutes: explicit, systematic, cumulative and decodable, with a low-prep layout you will rely on all year. Created by an educator with 30+ years in the classroom.

The last single sounds, and the full alphabet is unlocked. Unit 1D is the fourth of the five units in Stage 1, finishing every single-letter consonant.

Learners master l, j, v, w and y, plus the tricky z, qu and x, the final single-letter sounds. With every basic letter-sound secured, they can now read and spell any simple CVC word.

What's included:

- 6 ready-to-teach, fully-scripted lessons

- A 28-page decodable workbook for every lesson

- Word-for-word helper notes, so anyone can teach it

- Heart-word practice and review built in

- Progress tracking and ready-to-send family updates

What students will learn:

- The sounds l, j, v, w, y and z, qu, x

- Every single-letter consonant secured

- Reading and spelling any simple CVC word

- Heart words: be, me, go, so, no, put

Perfect for struggling literacy learners of any age, neurodivergent learners and dyslexia support. Every lesson follows the same clear "I do, we do, you do" flow across seven simple steps, in about 30 minutes: explicit, systematic, cumulative and decodable, with a low-prep layout you will rely on all year. Created by an educator with 30+ years in the classroom.

✍️ From sounds to sentences. Unit 1E is the fifth and final unit of Stage 1, turning letter-sound knowledge into real writing.

Learners bring it all together - capital letters, full stops, finger spaces and simple subject-and-verb sentences - and review the whole stage. It’s the bridge from decoding single words to writing them down.

✅ What’s included

• 6 ready-to-teach, fully-scripted lessons

• A 28-page decodable workbook for every lesson

• Word-for-word helper notes - anyone can teach it

• Heart-word practice and review built in

• Progress tracking + ready-to-send family updates

📚 What students will learn

• Capital letters and full stops

• Finger spaces between words

• Build simple sentences (subject + verb)

• Review and apply all Stage 1 skills

• Consolidates the heart words learned across Stage 1

👩‍🏫 Perfect for all struggling literacy learners of any age, neurodivergent learners, dyslexia support, and anyone who wants a true structured and progressive literacy program that builds confidence and growth for many learners.

🔁 How it works Every lesson follows the same clear I do – we do – you do flow across seven simple steps, in about 30 minutes. Explicit, systematic, cumulative and decodable - with a low-prep layout you’ll rely on all year.

💛 Save with the bundle Grab all five units in the Stage 1 – Sound-to-Print Foundations Bundle, or the complete Stages 1–5 Mega Bundle for the full journey from first sounds to morphology.

Start strong - give your literacy learners the foundation that everything else builds on. 💫