Sound boxes

Hi everyone! Can you tell my kids are at their grandparent’s house these past couple days based on the fact that I’m actually blogging? Ha! I have an actual folder called “to finish soon.” It is quite full and some files have been there for years. Well, today I finally finished one that I’m really ... Read More about Sound Boxes

How to use sound boxes in kindergarten and first grade. Learn more about elkonian boxes and grab a free printable

Have you ever used sound boxes (also known as Elkonin Boxes) in your classroom? Basically, it’s a way to strengthen your students’ phonological awareness by segmenting words into individual sounds. This will help with both spelling and reading. When using sound boxes, students will break a whole word into its individual sound parts (phonemes). This ... Read More about Sound Boxes (a.k.a. Elkonin Boxes)

Kids use Elkonin boxes to help them break words into their individual sounds.

Learn all about Elkonin Boxes (aka sound boxes) and how they build sound awareness, letter-sound connections, and decoding & encoding skills.

Have you ever used sound boxes (otherwise known as Elkonin Boxes) in your classroom? Basically, it's a way to strengthen your students' ph...

Read our post to learn how to use Elkonin Boxes. These are the perfect tools to use to practice phonemic awareness skills. We explain what they are and how best to use sound boxes activities with your students. Our Elkonin boxes resource includes a lesson plan, 20 day word list, and over 100 pages of Elkonin boxes. They are evidence based and fit perfectly with the Science of Reading. #elkoninboxes #soundboxes #elkoninboxeskindergarten #scienceofreading #phonics

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Teach with sound boxes, or Elkonin boxes, confidently as you learn how to use them and why students need them. Help your kindergarten and first grade students build their phonemic awareness skills with the FREE template in this blog post.