ETA/Cuisenaire: Reading Rods Skill Kits

Build Essential Literacy Skills with Unique Manipulatives Used in Classrooms Nationwide!

Reading Rods® colorful, interlocking cubes and engaging activities are helping tens of thousands of teachers and students make the "hands-on" connection between essential literacy skills and reading success!

Features research-based teacher support, easy to follow lesson plans, and step-by-step classroom activity directions
Supports differentiated instruction and supplements any reading/language arts curriculum
Perfect for Reading Specialists, Title I, Special Education, ELLs, English classrooms, Spanish classrooms, bilingual classrooms, and two-way immersion classrooms

Research Proves It!
Reading Rods® Improve Students’ Reading Skills and Test Performance

Independent research conducted with students in Grades K–2 showed—

Mean pre- and post-test scores indicated major gains ranging from 3% in Kindergarten to over 284%* in Grade 1.
Students who began the study as below grade-level readers either met or surpassed grade level upon completion.
Reading Rods were responsible for faster acquisition of phonemic awareness skills and greater text comprehension.

Kindergarten Results	Grade 1 Results	Grade 2 Results

Kindergarten students advanced in the areas of phonemic awareness, graphonemic knowledge, and comprehension by using Reading Rods.	Children in Grade 1 who used Reading Rods improved significantly in fluency, comprehension, and reading rate.	More than 60% of students in Grade 2 tested below grade level before the study and tested above grade level after using Reading Rods.

Read the research study proving that when students use Reading Rods that there is significant improvement on standardized tests!

The Effects of the Use of Reading Rods Manipulatives on Early Literacy Learning

Add a New Dimension to Reading Instruction

Reading Rods help students of diverse learning styles become better readers and provide complete flexibility for differentiating instruction. Focusing on the skill areas most important for reading success, Reading Rods are available in the following Skill Kits—

Reading Rods Skill Kits Implementation DVD Seamlessly integrate Reading Rods Skill Kits into your literacy program with this informative implementation DVD! Features actual classroom footage and suggestions for large and small group instruction, assessing student progress, keeping the rods organized, and setting up literacy centers.

Alphabet and Phonemic Awareness
Initial Consonants and Word Families
Short Vowel Word Families
Making Words
Phonics Word-Building
Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words
Simple Sentences
Sentence-Construction
Fluency and Comprehension

Whether teaching one-on-one, in small groups, or setting up learning centers for practice, you’ll agree that Reading Rods Skill Kits are the most versatile, supplemental reading product for the classroom.

What’s more, reading specialists, tutors, Title I, and special education teachers will also appreciate the unique ways we’ve packaged Reading Rods Skill Kits to make it easy to differentiate instruction for readers at all levels. See here.

"I give Reading Rods an A+! They are a must-have to foster early literacy in the classroom...If you are looking for that just-right manipulative that highlights building literacy, phonemic awareness, and strengthening phonics, look no more. Reading Rods are the answer!"
-Mildred V. Nelson, Kindergarten Teacher
Nashville, TN

Why Students Love Reading Rods

The color-coding of the rods provides an extra cue for students.

Activity Flipbooks encourage independent practice and increase self-confidence.

Reading Rods engage students in fun, hands-on activities and promote reading success.

Why Teachers Love Reading Rods

Reading Rods is based on current research and is designed to supplement all reading and language arts programs.

Comprehensive, easy-to-use teaching materials are systematic and feature both teacher-led lessons and independent practice opportunities for students.

Developmentally sequenced kits allow students of all abilities to work with Reading Rods as they progress towards fluency.

Reading Rods helps raise test scores.

Research Proves It! Reading Rods® Improve Students’ Reading Skills and Test Performance

Add a New Dimension to Reading Instruction

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Research Proves It!
Reading Rods® Improve Students’ Reading Skills and Test Performance