Description: Your pre-emergent and emergent readers will develop phonemic, phonological and alphabet awareness by using letter and picture rods to learn sounds, letters and letter-sound relationships. By linking together the rods children learn how to identify initial, medial and final sounds; recognize uppercase and lowercase letters; sequence the letters of the alphabet and build simple words. Includes: • 108 Reading Rods® (vowels, consonants, picture) • Plastic storage tub • 24 double-sided activity cards • 4 activity trays • Activity guide Grades: PreK+ Common Core State Standards Alignment: Language, Reading Foundational Skills Learning Style: Visual, Tactile Skill Development: Language- Promote foundational skills for language and phonemics teaching students that words are joined together by individual sounds and corresponding letters. Language- Teach letter-sound correspondence by matching the letter Rods with the picture Rods and repeat the words aloud. Kit teaches everything from alphabetical order to spelling. Fine Motor- Pincer grasp and cooperative hand and muscle strength are promoted when snapping and unsnapping the rods to create links.

Publisher: Learning Resources (Smart Alley)