Game Packs for Learning

In this game no one can board a plane without a boarding pass, but the only way to get one is to draw a word and find the pass that matches the spelling and sound of the r-controlled phonogram in the drawn word.  After a few rounds, all players should feel much more comfortable with the r-controlled spelling patterns that can be such a stumbling block to so many developing readers.

Syllable Baseball - Recognition of the six syllable types in English is key to fluent reading, and this game practices just that in the context of a delightful game that also offers supportive mnemonic associations with baseball.

Syllable Stories offers young children a make believe story of a wise old man who wanted to make it easier to read words in English. He thought about how every word is made of syllables, and if you don’t know much about them, you’re stuck.  As the story goes on he brings each of the 6 syllable types to life and in the end offers a dandy game to practice their recognition.