The CVCe letter pattern and the long vowel sound challenges early phonic conventions, making this step very important for emerging readers. I teach my students to recognise the CVCe letter pattern and the generalisation that the "Magic e' makes the vowel in front of it say its own name.

Phonemic awareness is easier with PICTURES for LETTER TILES because of the multi-sensory way it is used. . The learner hears the word, their eyes see the dots (number of phonemes), then their fingers find the letters that correspond with the sounds. The picture reminds them of the word and the number of boxes is the clue for the number of letters they need. They do not have to think about writing or how to form the letters. The focus remains on phonemics and more time is spent listening, segmenting, matching and blending sounds. In the case of CVCe words, there are three sounds for four letters.

This product includes:

• 124 Pictures for Letter Tiles
• 96 Letter Tiles (Print multiples if you are going to use bigger groups)
• 124 Flash Cards
• Word List (Includes the key that links picture and word)
• Donkey Card Game (44 cards with word and picture/22 rhyming pairs)
• Triple P Screen (Phonic, Phonological and Phonemic) to identify ability groups and track progress for at-risk students

This product is an extended version of the process I have used in intervention and should suit a broader range of skill ability and background experience. You do not have to use all of the pictures to teach the sound/symbol correspondence. Choose those pictures that your students can easily identify and start there.

The primary use of this product is phonemic awareness but you can also:

• Match the Flashcards to pictures (there is a discreet numbering system for you to check), then
• Use Letter tiles independently to make words
• Use the Flashcards for pre-post testing
• Use the Flashcards to improve fluency
• Use the letter tiles to make new words. By now your learners should be able to use the letter tiles in various ways, making other student's names, even sentences.

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