• What is UFLI?

    UFLI Foundations (University of Florida Literacy Institute) is an innovative reading program loved by teachers worldwide, and is considered one of the most systematic and well-researched programs to support early literacy development. UFLI Foundations highlights the process of literacy acquisition, the linguistic components necessary for reading, and science-based instructional methods to best teach reading.

  • What are Wacky Tat books?

    Wacky Tat books are decodable. Readers can get practice with words and sentences that match the sounds they’ve already learned, boosting their fluency and their confidence. These are perfect for young learners, struggling older readers, and kids with dyslexia. Books are available for the first four stages to help your child start their reading journey on the right foot. More stages are on the way.
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Wacky Tat books are aligned with the UFLI Foundations program.

Wacky Tat books cover the earliest lessons in UFLI’s  carefully developed scope and sequence — so well that they’ve listed them in their exclusive Decodable Text Guide!

Wacky Tat books cover individual concepts one at a time. Just like UFLI, Wacky Tat’s Stage 1 starts by teaching alphabet letter-sounds (like A, M, T). The first book has only 4 letters and only one letter is added in each subsequent book, making them some of the earliest decodable texts that can be used with UFLI. Stage 2 books teach consonant blends (like fl, mp, str), Stage 3 books teach consonant sounds (like ck, sh, wh), Stage 4 uses words with silent E’s.
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More reasons to love Wacky Tat!

Wacky Tat books start at less than $2 a book, perfect for parents and teachers. You can use them as early as kindergarten.

Wacky Tat books contain:

  • Systematic and explicit progression aligned with the science of reading
  • Individually taught concepts adaptable to UFLI and any other scope and sequence
  • Diverse characters
  • Engaging and motivating stories
  • Clear instructions on sounds each book covers

Choose the right series for your child

  • Step by Step

    Each stage introduces a new set of sounds with increasing complexity, starting with learning the basic alphabet letter-sounds in Stage 1 (like A, M, T). Your child only needs to know 4 letters to read the first book, making Wacky Tat books the earliest books your child can read on their own

  • Activate, Build, Consolidate

    Each stage contains three types of books:

    • A - Activate books introduce one new sound at a time.
    • B - Build books review sounds progressively as they are taught.
    • C - Consolidate books offer practice with all the stage’s sounds and introduce useful common words.
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