Reading Rods Word Families Kit (C19-7101)

Emergent readers put consonants and high-frequency word endings together to build simple words, with this phonics "staple." Reading Rods(r) make beginning reading an enjoyable hands-on activity! Kit contains 24 double-sided activity cards, a 48-page Instruction and Activity Book with over 100 full-colour demonstration cards, 4 activity trays, and 90 rods in a storage tub. Rods include: - Consonants - Beginning Blends - 2, 3, and 4-letter word families Skills Taught: - Recognizing short and long vowel word patterns - Learning initial consonant sounds and initial consonant blends - Grouping words with similar vowel sounds - Establishing spelling patterns.