It's a multisensory Velcro Reading Board (it's not felt!) with repositionable Velcro letters that stick like magic to the Board. Velcro Reading Boards have been motivating children to read and spell in thousands of classrooms for the past 10 years. It has recently been redesigned for reading success at home. Though it's open-ended, parents can stucture activites using the Parent/Child Activity Guide.
Touch, Grip and Read consists of 15"x15" doublle-sided Velcro Reading Board, Velcro letters, Grip-Shapes and other accessories, creating an interactive learning experience. Children can layer letters and word chunks on each other and explore rhyming words, blends, vowel sounds and color-coded word games in a hands-on, discovery-oriented way

The inventor of the particular new product, Miriam Langsam, was a teacher, and has a Masters in Special Education. She has been developing products that stimulate children's reading and communication skills for many years. Her products are valuable for both eager beginners and reluctant readers.

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