Research-Based Literacy Manipulatives for Reading Success.This set of 80 realistic magnetic photo tiles and matching word tiles focus on the top 20 Word families. Research shows that recognizing & using word families helps children develop phonemic awareness of rhyming words, increase sight word vocabulary, and improve decoding & spelling skills. The teaching guide contains dozens of dynamic research-based teaching ideas including lessons for classifying, sorting, and language development and reproducibles. Supports the No Child Left Behind and Reading First initiatives.BOX SET INCLUDES:- 80 easy-grip foam magnetic photo tiles- 80 matching word tiles- teaching guide80 easy-grip foam magnetic photo tiles with matching word tiles + a teaching guide Grades PreK-3