Quality Montessori Phonetic Reading Blocks are perfect for the beginning reader. Your child will delight in twisting the blocks to discover new letters and lots of words, especially ones that rhyme. Twist a block and turn RAM into HAM or HOT into LOT. Transition from sounding out individual letters to blending actual words. A fun educational toy to strengthen and improve your child's self-confidence with reading. Take your child to the next level with tangible, self-corrected learning. All words are in the dictionary, although some are less well known than others, and phonetic. The carefully chosen font matches other Montessori materials and is a unique blend of print and cursive, making it easy to read no matter which font you use. It is also helpful in determining rod orientation since no 2 letters are alike, upside down or otherwise. The blocks allow phonic practice with all 5 vowel sounds plus 13 different consonants, giving your reader a total of 80 CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words to discover and read. This language work is made to replace or compliment your Montessori Three Letter Phonetic Word Cards. The letters are written in lower case D'nealian print with red consonants and blue vowels in order to match the rest of your Montessori Language materials. A must have language work for the Montessori 3-6 year old primary and kindergarten classroom. Set Includes: 5 Reading Block Rods w/ middle sounds A,E,I,O,& U. Each one is 4.5 inches long by 1 inch wide.