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Highly Recommended Manipulative for Young Learners (Reading)


Raising a precocious reader takes more than letter writing practice, phonemic awareness games, learning simple vocabulary, and answering questions about stories. The use of manipulative is greatly commended to engage children in hands-on learning. This educational technique banks on the idea that learning is enhanced when students acquire knowledge through active processes that engage them (Hartshorn and Boren, 1991) and this is also supported by both learning theory and educational research in the classroom.

Aside from the strong foundation it provides, learning becomes more fun and it also offers ample opportunities for kids to be challenged. Here are some of the highly- recommended manipulatives for young learners. I also provided links on the title for more product info and prices.

 These are textured letters to stimulate and enhance memory of the written language. These language symbols are an important pathway to learning how to read and spell.

2. LEARNING RESOURCES ALPHABET SOUP SORTERS-
Support alphabet awareness by recognizing letter sounds and shapes. Also builds early vocabulary, oral language, sorting, and fine motor skills.

Provides focus on foundational skills and concepts that are easily practiced at home. Engaging puzzle format disguises learning as fun, with immediate feedback for self-checking.

It is a manipulative-based phonics program that supports essential components of reading first and is a distinct hands-on manipulative to teach literacy. Color-coded, interlocking language manipulatives is the ideal supplement to all phonics and reading programs.
An essential word building manipulative that can be used in any reading program.

Set of 48 CVC cards with picture and color guides for building 3 letter CVC words with CVC Tri-Blocks® Tub. Children follow the progression as they learn to sound out and build words. 3 levels to follow: blue, orange, violet. Teach phonemic awareness, synthetic phonics, spelling. Cards are self-checking with answers on back.

Make hundreds of sentences with these color-coded dominoes featuring nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, and prepositions, plus punctuation marks.

8. TUB OF CONNECTING SPELLING TILES-
Familiarize kids with different words while developing mathematical skills. Tiles feature upper and lower case letters along with  illustrations to add to the matching fun.


19 comments:

  1. oh wow! These items are really interesting - I'll have to share with some of my friends with children who are having issues with reading!

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  2. I think SENSORY LETTERS is the best manipulative for reading, because it can trigger kids brain more effectively

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  3. I love the use of manipulatives when I'm teaching. Kids learn in different ways and you really do need to tailor to their learning style. I would love to get the sensory letters for my little guy, he's really hands on. We do this one where we put paint in a zip lock bag and he traces letters on the outside.

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  4. This is very timely. I'm teaching my daughter to read. Gotta get one of these. Thanks.

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  5. These are really great ideas to teach a kid. :)

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  6. The first thing I thought of after reading your post was,where were these awesome concepts and material when I was a struggling child.

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  7. This is awesome I'm definitely using some of these tactics with my daughter. Thanks for sharing.

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  8. This is a great post for my little niece who is about to start learning to read. I'll be sure to share this with her parents.

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  9. Thanks for introducing us to these great learning resources. They will prove useful. Keshia Richmond

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  10. such a good post and point to point. im gonna share this one with my friends who are also parents. im sure they can take benefit of this.

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  11. As someone who used to dread reading, these are some really great ideas :)

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  12. Wow, these are some amazing techniques. I wasn't aware of these. Definitely bookmarking these for the future.

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  13. Thank you for sharing this information. These are some awesome techniques to teach.

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  14. Sensory reading and learning is great for little minds

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  15. I really like the reading rods. I think that they’d really help my niece who is just learning to read. Great suggestions.

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  16. I always use sensory letters in my classroom, not these product though. It is important for kids to use their senses when they read.

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  17. My toddler LOVES books with manipulatives! He asks for me to read them to him all the time. It's wonderful to see his excitement for reading!

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  18. Reading is must for all especially in this modern world. It should start from the beginning itself. Thanks for sharing.

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  19. These are perfect and easiest ways to teach kids.

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