Alphagram Big Letter Sound Cards

Alphagram Big Letter-Sound Cards are the only flash cards you can spell words with. The deck consists of 46 cards, 6 x 11.5", printed on heavy coated paperboard, one card for each of the 44 phonemes (letter-sounds) in the English language, plus "magic e" (to turn the vowel long), and a cover card with helpful suggestions for teaching exercises and games. On the front of each card is a large lower-case letter -- in our custom-designed font that makes it easy to differentiate letters that are sometimes confused -- the corresponding Alphagram pictogram, the key word, and the upper-case letter.The back of each card lists other spellings for the same letter-sound (phoneme). For example, the sound of long 'i' as in 'ice cream' can be spelled five different ways: 'ie' as in 'pie,' 'e-consonant-e' as in 'bike,' 'y' as in 'cry,' and 'igh' as in 'light.' The sound of long 'a' as in 'acorn' can be spelled eight different ways. This is one of the things that makes English challenging, and is so important for young students to learn. Designed for kids' room walls and classroom bulletin boards, these cards make spelling challenges interesting and fun.

Finally, alphabet flash cards you can spell words with. Colorful, fun, emoji-style drawings cue the letter-sounds on these ABC flash cards that are more than decorative. With these cards, your student or child is learning much more than how to recognize the letters of the alphabet. Perfect for preschoolers, kids in pre-school, kindergarten or first grade; older children with learning differences; or kids who are learning their letters. The letters are set in a custom typeface that makes it easy to point out the similarities and differences between each letter and between lower- and upper-case letters.Each card features a big, clear lower-case alphabet letter. (We recommend teaching lower-case letters first - they make up more than 95% of the text we read.) The upper-case (capital) letters are shown in the bands at the bottom of the cards, so children can compare the letter shapes and see the same word spelled both in lower- and upper-case.You'll receive seven letter-size (8 1/2 x 11 inch) pages printed on high-quality cover stock, each with four cards 3 5/8" x 5 1/8" ready for you to cut out and start working with right away. Consonants are red, vowels are blue, which makes making the words, and reading them, easy.Includes suggestions for learning games- including our favorite "match the emoji to the letter." There's a dashed line along the center of each card, making it easy to cut apart the top, emoji, section and the bottom, letter, section. Mix them up in two piles and have your student or child choose the correct emoji for each letter.

A comprehensive set of 173 educational flashcards featuring all the major spelling patterns of the English language with Letterland story aids. The double-sided flashcards feature Letterland characters and their spelling stories on one side, and plain letters on the reverse. Versatile and visually appealing, the pack includes instructions for wording building, spelling and lots of phonics games ideas.

Cards present keyword pictures and letters to teach and reinforce letter-keyword-sound.

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Cards present keyword pictures and letters to teach and reinforce letter-keyword-sound.

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