Here's a new fun way to lead children on the road to literacy. Colorful mats and word tiles make learning and practicing word families fun. Start building a foundation for academic success with the Learning Mats: Word Families kit. The kit helps children practice these key skills:• Identify basic patterns and word-family endings• Read and write word-family words• Add or substitute individual sounds in simple one-syllable words to make new words• Develop automaticity (fluency) with word-family words • Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ• Develop vocabulary Includes:• 10 two-sided word-family mats• 144 letter tiles• Wipe-off marker(s) • Activity guide