The Original Montessori Phonetic Reading Blocks - Educational Materials for the Beginning Reader - 3 4 5 6 Year Old - Eco Friendly Wooden CVC Manipulative Toy for Early Years Language Learning

I bought this for my three year old granddaughter who’s very interested in learning to read. I used to teach young children and wish I had these reading blocks then. They are beautifully crafted and lovely to handle. They may seem expensive but are very good value.

Really lovely little phonics toy to help your children learn phonics without feeling like they’re ‘learning’. Love it!

The parents of the child i bought it for liked it and the child will hopefully feel the same when old enough to appreciate it, and it should last long enough his younger brother to enjoy as well, as it seems to be of good quality.I was surprised at how small it was when it arrived, as it seemed bigger in the photo's, however it's not too small, just smaller than expected

Pricey but amazing product. My child had problems blending sounds so I thought I'd look for something different than paper, cards, and pencils. This did the trick, we take them to bed and practice before bedtime. My child has gotten so much better in just a week, this changed her motivation and so her effective learning. Makes a great gift.

Brought these for my daughter and learning phonics and spelling. We have cards that go with the leapfrog e-reader but actually prefer these. Especially for starting it out. Match up well with what she is now learning in reception also

I used this as a reading tool and spelling tool for my 5 year old.

The edges of some letter blocks are not smooth. See ‘u’, ‘o’ and ‘n’ in the picture. The blocks create some very weird words too.

Absolutely fantastic tool. A stimulating attractive way of practicing sounding out and blending

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!

I absolutely love these adorable blocks! I wish I had them when I was teaching K5. This would have been yet another way of getting phonics in front of them. They are small and perfect for little hands. Some of the words are strange but it comes with a card with all of the definitions. I think that is an added bonus! A chance to introduce and talk about new vocabulary. Ask them to read the word, then give them the definition, and ask them to use it in a sentence! I only have a 1 year old now, but I use it for my online ESL classes. My students find it an intriguing and different way to practice!

Solid and durable reading blocks. I have to admit my 2 year old is not at all entertained by these although the blocks are of solid and sound construction, look nice, rotate nicely and safe (solid wood) to play with. I have a large supply of Montessori themed toys and activities in a large play room so it may just be that other items are more entertaining such as magnetic tiles, water table, painting, chalk board, markers, playdoh, train table with trains and cars, etc...My son seems to prefer reading, sand paper flash cards and magnetic letters/numbers for learning words, etc...

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!