How does Phonics Reading and Me work with A-Z for Mat Man and Me?

A-Z for Mat Man and Me teaches alphabet knowledge and leads into Phonics, Reading and Me, which builds high-utility phonics skills. Using A-Z for Mat Man and Me, children, mainly in kindergarten, acquire alphabet knowledge and letter-sound correspondence   with teacher-led reading to prepare them for Set A of Phonics, Reading, and Me where they decode, with short vowels, CV words, and consonant diagraphs. By Set B, students have a solid base of early phonics skills, which they are ready to apply in connected texts.