Manipulative-based Reading Rods® Readers cover all the fundamental reading components beginning readers need in order to achieve reading success, including practice with short- and long-vowel word families, spelling patterns in rhyming words and comprehension. Each 8-page reader offers a carefully constructed story that helps children learn a different word family. Captivating stories feature strong picture-text match for additional student support. The inside front cover of each book includes a list of focus words, sight words and word count. Hands-on Reading Rods® activities in the back of each book assess and reinforce the targeted word families. Set includes 6 copies each of 28 different titles (168 books in all) and Teaching Guide. Use alone or with Word Families Reading Rods® (LER 7106) or Reading Rods® Word Families Kit (LER 7101), both sold separately. Aligned with Put Reading First and Title I of No Child Left Behind.