Elkonin Box Magnetic Dry Erase Boards have a built-in slider that helps build phonological awareness! The built-in slider on these durable, easy-to-use, dry-erase boards provides a tactile element to sounding out and blending beginning, middle, and ending sounds. Use the dry erase boards to draw a picture of the word, break the word out into phonemes, and then use the slider to move from box to box to help pronounce the word. With phonemes segmented into boxes, students can learn to pronounce every syllable and sound of the word correctly. These are great for young learners, as well as for those learning English as a second language. Each board is magnetic and can be used with our Magnetic Wands and Lowercase Alphabet Chips! Plus, they provide plenty of space at the top for writing out a word or placing a flash card. Each set includes 8 double sided, dry erase boards (Four 2- and 4-sound boards and Four 3- and 5- sound boards). For over 50 years, hand2mind has encouraged hands-on learning and discovery, driving deeper understanding and helping children unlock their full potential. Hand2mind specializes in literacy activities and products designed to help students learn by doing. With products designed to help students with reading comprehension, sentence building, phonics for toddlers and more. We're also a leader in autism learning materials and dyslexic tools for kids who have a tougher time getting started with reading. From early reading to advanced reading, hand2mind has you covered with products designed to enhance learning in the classroom and the world around us. Through hands-on exploration and discovery we strive to find new ways to encourage students in math practice, literacy activities, STEM education and more!