Elkonin boxes

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

Orthographic mapping is supported by the Science of Reading. This set of Elkonin Boxes will help you teach orthographic mapping in a small group or whole group phonics lesson. All mats can be used to support spelling and reading practice through tapping, mapping and saying. This download includes 3, 4 and 5 box mats in a variety of colors.

Break words down into sounds to help emergent readers.

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

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

Using Elkonin boxes (also called sound boxes) in the classroom helps build the foundation of phonemic awareness for students. They are a set of boxes where each box represents a phoneme to model segmenting words into individual phonemes. While they seem so simple, they are a powerful tool!

Get a set of free Elkonin boxes with 2, 3, and 4 phonemes. These are a perfect pre-reading activity!

Printable Elkonin Boxes with three boxes across and four per sheet with cut lines.

Sounding-out, or decoding, is important because it is the foundation on which all other reading instruction builds. Proficient readers need to be able to segment words and hear individual phonemes in words. If students cannot decode words their reading will lack fluency, their vocabulary will be limited and they will struggle with reading comprehension.

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.