Word Board

When I was working as a paraprofessional last year, I had a few students who had difficulty differentiating between sounds in the initial, medial, and final positions of words.  Some also struggled with blends and vowel sounds.  To help them practice, I created this colorful "word board."

Each ring has a different letter or combination of letters.  The student flips the cards in the first, second, or third positions depending on the types of words they're practicing.  If the student is practicing sounds in the initial position, then they would flip the first set of cards.  

  

If the student is practicing the final sound in a word, then they would flip the third set of cards.  There is also a set of medial vowel sounds students can practice on the top row.  I didn't take pictures of it.  All of the combinations of letters form real words.  The kids have a great time working with this "word board" because they get to turn the letters themselves!