UFLI Decodable Books Australia
Distributed in Australia by SPELD NSW · 100% UFLI compatible · Dyslexia-friendly typography and spacing
Books that stay exactly inside what your students have been taught
Innerlinks Decodable Books are written to closely follow the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence, so students practise exactly what they've just been taught. Stocked and distributed in Australia by SPELD NSW.
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Built for the UFLI classroom
UFLI Foundations gives Australian teachers a clear, explicit scope and sequence. The gap most teachers hit is the same one every time: connected text. UFLI's own lesson passages are short, written for that single lesson, and used up quickly.
Innerlinks fills that gap. Each book maps to a specific UFLI lesson, so a student reading it is never asked to decode a sound pattern they haven't been taught yet. No guessing, no picture cues, no memorising the shape of a word.
Set 1 starts at the very beginning of the phonics sequence. Set 6 covers VCe patterns, soft c, and soft g. Every set in between builds on the last, so a student can move through the full UFLI progression with a matching book at every stage.
Why Tasmania, and Australia more broadly, is turning to UFLI
Tasmania's Department for Education, Children and Young People has named UFLI Foundations one of its preferred literacy programs, and by 2025, 88% of Tasmanian government schools had committed to implementing it in Prep to Year 2. UFLI now also has a dedicated Australian Edition, adapted for Standard Australian English, with an Australian Toolbox of lesson resources and passages.
As more Australian schools move to structured, explicit phonics instruction, the same question keeps coming up: once a sound has been taught, what do students read next? Innerlinks was built to answer that question with books that stay entirely inside what a student already knows.
Stocked and distributed in Australia by SPELD NSW
Innerlinks books are available to Australian teachers, schools, tutors, and families through SPELD NSW, as well as directly from this site.
SPELD NSW has a long history supporting evidence-based literacy instruction and helping Australian educators find resources that actually work for students with learning difficulties. Having Innerlinks in their decodable reader range means Australian schools can order through a distributor they already know and trust, without needing to source books internationally.
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What makes Innerlinks different
- Mapped to UFLI, lesson by lesson. Every book sits at a specific point in the UFLI sequence, so practice never runs ahead of instruction.
- Dyslexia-friendly by design. Generous spacing, clear typography, and colour-coded irregular words support readers who need decoding to stay guesswork-free.
- Stories worth reading. Cinematic illustrations and real characters, not word lists dressed up as books.
- A free phonics game in every book. Practice continues past the last page.
Frequently asked questions
Are Innerlinks books available in Australia?
Yes. Innerlinks Decodable Books are stocked and distributed in Australia by SPELD NSW, and are also available directly from this site with shipping to Australia.
Do the books follow UFLI Foundations exactly?
Innerlinks is built to closely follow the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence, with each book mapped to specific UFLI lessons. The free crosswalk shows exactly which book matches which lesson. Teachers using other structured literacy programs, including the UFLI Australian Edition, can also use the crosswalk to find the closest match.
Which set should I start with for a UFLI classroom?
Match the set to where your students are in the UFLI sequence. Set 1 begins at the earliest short vowel CVC lessons. Download the crosswalk to find the right starting point for your class or reading group.
Are these suitable for Tier 2 or Tier 3 intervention?
Yes. Because every word in an Innerlinks book is fully decodable using sounds already taught, the books work well for small group intervention and for students who need extra repetition at a phonics stage before moving on.
What if my school uses a different phonics program?
Innerlinks is written to align with UFLI, but the phonics sequence itself is compatible with other evidence-based structured literacy programs. Use the crosswalk as a starting reference and check which sounds a book covers before assigning it.
Books that stay exactly inside what your students have been taught
Zero guesswork. A clear match to the UFLI sequence. Order through your Australian distributor or direct from New Zealand, whichever suits your school.