READING RODS - WORD BUILDING - CLASSROOM KIT
Young readers develop skills in phonological awareness, phonemic awareness and phonics
by using suggested patterns to make and practice words.
A Hands-on way to make word construction fun!
Reading Rods Word Building Kit begins by building simple words and advances into using silent "e",
consonant blends, digraphs and advanced vowel combinations.
 

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READING RODS WORD BUILDING 
CLASSROOM KIT
by Learning Resources

Ages 6 - 8  
Grades 1+
Up to 4 Students 
 

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Reading Rods Word Building Classroom Kit Description:
 
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.
 
Our Word Building materials also include phonics instruction where children
learn to read in a systematic and explicit way by practicing letter-wound
relationships and words in a predetermined sequence.
 
Readers ready to challenge themselves with more advanced words.
Readers needing practice decoding and spelling advanced vocabulary words.
 
Rods include:
- Vowels
- Consonants
- Blends and digraphs
- Advanced vowels
- Silent "e"
 
Skills Taught:
- Identify and work with onsets and rimes two and four letters
- Blend phonemes to form words
- Word-building techniques
- Mastery of phonics skills
- Decoding and spelling skills
- Mastery of more advanced words
- Child becomes a more independent and confident reader
- 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
 
Kit Contains:
24 double-sided activity cards
a 64-page Instruction and Activity Book
4 activity trays
90 rods in a storage tub