Montessori Phonetic Reading Blocks for Beginning Readers

I teach my kids cursive first and foremost before print. It is easier to learn, more adaptable and functional for the right brain left brain transfer, provides better quality penmanship from the beginning and is proven to alleviate many stumbling blocks such as dyslexia and dysgraphia. Print / block lettering has been proven to be the most difficult and that most developing minds are unable to think, and write "block" until almost the age of 10. 7 children later and 24 yrs of hands experience has proven beyond my evidenced research, that cursive is instrumental to the developing brain and has more benefits than block lettering. So I chose these BECAUSE they provide a more cursive type of format. If a true cursive model came out it'd be widely saught after. And yes we googked every word these make and I learned a few myself!! Now if they were 100%,USA made & assembled, it'd be a show stopper hands down.

I like how small and portable it is. My daughter is very interested on making new words. It keeps her engaged. We even do it on the bed before bed time and on the road. It's a perfect size too that I can throw into my purse and always have it on me, so we can strengthen her reading skills anywhere we go. Super fun and great quality!

Exactly what you see is what you get. Palm sized wooden blocks

Such a great idea for teaching phonics. Would have preferred a less cursive-looking font, and ended up sending these back and purchasing a similar item with more standard and appropriate lettering, more like what children are taught in school in the USA. However it is a great product and my grandkids love using their blocks and learning new words.

MY GRANDASON 5 LOVED THESE!!!

I liked this product because as most parents and people who have children, work with them and teach them, know that children today are very cognizant of their surroundings and pick up words even though they may not know the word(s) mean. This is one of many reasons many people need to watch their words when children are near. This Reading Block is a fun item for our three year old grandson. Working with the words that he can identify with, my wife not only is teaching him the alphabet with this reading block but also helping him identify the word via his surroundings. For example, my son recently bought a floor rug for the den and our grandson immediately identified the item as a 'rug' when he brought it in the house. Connecting the word to the actual item around the home is now a fun game that our grandson likes to play.

We just received these today - they were smaller than I anticipated, but very well made. I could tell a Montessori company sent these as there was so much care in the wrapping and packaging of them :) Neatly wrapped in brown paper with order information and item labeled, it was quite the delightful surprise to find this extra step put into an item I received through Amazon (most are usually just in the box without a packing slip). I unwrapped like a gift - which is what I feel it will be to our family. My 4 year old saw them and immediately wanted to start working with them. She knows her letter sounds and has figured out how to spell the word "cat" on her own. I thought these would be something to introduce this year to help her with beginning site words and rhyming. I'm really looking forward to using them!

I should have paid closer attention to the dimensions of this item. The blocks are quite small(see pictures and dimensions on the listinf). My 3 year old who likes to use the moveable alphabets to sound out words has not been too interested in these. I wish all the words were everyday words. My child is unsure when the word sounded out is so foreign. Not the greatest value for money but it is as described on the page so read the description carefully. I do like that the font is familiar since it is the same as other Montessori material. It also seems well made and sturdy.