hand2mind Elkonin Boxes Magnetic Dry Erase Boards Set, Phonemic Awareness, Speech Therapy Materials, Letter Sounds for Kindergarten Phonics, Science of Reading Manipulatives (Set of 8)

We use these for our first graders in the classroom works well.

Red dots get stuck in the grooves under each box so sometimes hard for first grade hands to smoothly slide them to blend words

I am a mom and I am constantly trying to find educational material to help my son learn his words. This product is a great way to show kids visually how to pronounce their words while working with each letter and combination of letters. This product is very easy to use and is very convenient for even a classroom. The main thing about this is the price is very expensive and it is probably out of most people's budget.

I ordered this set of dry erase boards to use in a small group in my classroom. They would also be beneficial to homeschoolers or tutors. They worked well and the marker totally erased on the board. The school year is almost over and they still look good. They are a bit pricey.

Interactive and engaging way to get my first grader to learn and blend her sounds into words. THe boards are reusable for lots of practice. She prefers using these over regular pencil and paper.

The kids can't handle the slider...and I'm not sure it makes since anyway.

This is an excellent tool for teachers trained under the Science of Reading and looking for hands-on materials to support phonemic segmentation and blending in the classroom. The slider tool is especially helpful for my students who struggle to blend sounds. And the tool itself is kind of like an enhanced and interactive take on the traditional Elkonin box! However, I am disappointed and appalled that the company has the audacity to charge such an egregiously high price for what is simply 5 small whiteboards lined with cheap plastic. The markup on this is probably over 300%.Sad that these educational resource companies are willing to take advantage of a “trend” in literacy instruction to deplete from the already-meager wallets of underpaid, dedicated teachers who need these tools to help their students thrive. Shame on them.

This is great to build phonemic awareness. Students are able to sound out words and build syllabics knowledge.