Young students love this program. Don't be surprised if they enthusiastically beg for more! Each 15 minute lesson has a story, song, poem, game, blackboard and workbook activity, all geared toward optimum learning. The students master the phonetic sounds, alphabetic sequence, correct letter formation and the reading and spelling of more than 230 3-letter short-vowel words. Alphabet Island Phonics 1 comes complete with step-by-step teacher's manual, student workbook, flash cards, games, and an audio CD. Now includes laminated, four-color alphabet flash cards. Formation poems teach proper direction, formation and placement of letters. Professionally recorded audio CD teaches phonics sounds, stories, poems, and original songs. Alphabetizing and reviewing the letter sounds is easy in this game form. Workbook pages reinforce lesson. Read aloud lessons are designed for the first time teacher.