hand2mind Little Minds at Work Sound Segmenting Trays by Tara West, Phonemic Awareness, Science of Reading Manipulatives, Elkonin Boxes, Letter Sounds, Preschool Learning Activities (Set of 6) - SCIENCE OF READING MANIPULATIVES: Integrate multisensory learning into your reading instruction with the Little Minds at Work Sound Segmenting Tray! This hands-on resource stimulates visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile experiences, allowing children to engage in whole brain learning on their path to becoming successful readers. - PRESCHOOL LEARNING ACTIVITIES: The Sound Segmenting Trays are specifically designed to align with the best practices of Science of Reading. Children will love using this captivating resource while developing their blending, word building, decoding, and encoding skills! - TEACH PHONEMIC AWARENESS: Sound Segmenting Trays are the perfect addition to a small group table with direct teacher instruction, during whole-group instruction, or in an independent center. An excellent resource when teaching phonemic awareness and phonics, teachers can use these trays to help children break down words with 2, 3, and 4 sounds. - SPEECH THERAPY TOOLS FOR TEACHERS: These write-and-wipe trays have a thin slot at the top to display cards, a large slot to hold magnetic wands or dry-erase markets, and 2 rows of circular indentations for segmenting words. These trays nest for convenient storage. Each tray measures 7x9x.5. - DEVELOPED BY TARA WEST: This set includes 6 Rainbow-color Write On/Wipe-Off Trays and 1 Getting Started Guide by Tara West. Tara West has been involved in education for 15 years, serving as an early childhood educator, a curriculum writer, and a professional development speaker. Tara believes in the importance of creating instructional materials and resources that are fun and engaging to students and supporting the teachers who use her materials.