Level 1 focuses on stories with three-letter words containing short vowels. Each book is 8.5 x 5.5 inches and contains sixteen pages of story (on rare occasions fifteen pages). First Step Phonics books are the only beginning reader books which have ALL of the following qualities: No words consisting of more than three letters Contain a minimum of sight words * Usually have only one short sentence per page No punctuation used other than periods All sentences are grammatically correct All stories have a plot and resolution Every page has fun, engaging, full-color illustrations *Sight words are words which do not follow phonetic rules, such as “to” or contain sounds above this level, such as the consonant blend in “and.” Set E includes 5 books focusing on the short E sound. Rex and Ned Mel and the Pen Len and the Hen Ben and the Ten Deb and the Web
