Explore word-building at many different levels with the wide array of Reading Rods® in this kit. Students start out building simple words with consonants and vowels, and advance into incorporating silent "e", blends, digraphs, and advanced vowel combinations. Kit contains 24 double-sided activity cards, a 48-page Instruction and Activity Book with over 100 full-color demonstration cards, 4 activity trays, and 109 rods in a storage tub. Ages 6-7.
Rods include:
- Vowels
- Consonants
- Blends and digraphs
- Advanced vowels
- Silent "e"
Skills Taught:
- Building CVCe words using silent "e"
- Recognizing spelling patterns
- Learning consonant blend and digraph sounds and usage
- Comprehending vowel digraphs, diphthongs, and r-controlled vowels