Here's a new fun way to lead children on the road to literacy! Colorful mats and word tiles make learning and practicing phonics fun. Start building a foundation for academic success with the Learning Mats: Long Vowels kit. The kit helps children practice these key reading skills: • Identify long-vowel sounds and words • Distinguish the long-vowel sound in words • Develop automaticity (fluency) in reading words with long vowels • Write words with long vowels • Associate long-vowel sounds with common spellings for the five major vowels • Develop vocabulary Includes: • 10 two-sided mats • 60 word tiles • Wipe-off marker(s) • Activity guide