Each 8-page book introduces a different letter of the alphabet and teaches letter recognition and letter-sound correspondence. Little books feature bold, colorful pictures and related basic vocabulary words that begin with the focus letter. Alphabet and phonics concepts are reinforced through hands-on phonics activities in the back of each book. In the activities, students use Reading Rods® to practice matching letters with pictures that have the same initial sound. Color-coded text helps students differentiate between consonants and vowels. Rods include blue consonants, red vowels and corresponding picture rods. Set contains 26 Alphabet Books, 8-page Teaching Guide, sturdy book display box and a bucket of 108 Phonemic Awareness Reading Rods®. Aligned with Put Reading First and Title I of No Child Left Behind.