A complete phonics package that allows you to create the materials you need to teach phonics from initial introduction of the skills and fun activities for practice to application in reading and writing. Create your posters, activity sheets and games with Phonics Companion and do on-screen instruction with Phonics Companion Interactive! Together, they are a complete early reading program. Great for ESL and Special Education. Never buy pre-made phonics worksheets, games, or posters again. A must for beginning reading programs, ESL, and Special Education. Units include activities for phoneme recognition, word recognition, sound blending, spelling, short and long vowel word families, initial and final blends, controlled vowels, diphthongs, and digraphs. Following each unit is a writing activity that incorporates the words and sounds learned. Create phonics-based games, activity sheets, classroom posters, and more! Features include: Word identification, Phoneme recognition, Sound blending, Flash cards, Crossword puzzles, Bingo, Story starters, Classroom posters, Cloze Activities Create: Phonics posters, Initial teaching activities, Flash cards, Game cards, Crossword puzzles, Bingo, Story starters Covers: Short vowel word families, Long vowel word families, Digraphs, Diphthongs, Blends. System Requirements: Macintosh: 8 MB RAM (16 MB rec.), System 7 or higher, QuickTime 3.0 Windows: 16 MB RAM, Windows 95/98 or higher, QuickTime 3.0. Contains: 1 Mac/Windows hybrid CD-ROM, 1 Binder.