UJG1172This set of 80 realistic magnetic photo tiles and matching word tiles focus on the top 20 word families. Research shows that recognizing and using word families helps children develop phonemic awareness of rhyming words, increase sight word vocabulary, and improve decoding and spelling skills. The teaching guide contains dozens of dynamic research-based teaching ideas including lessons for classifying, sorting, and language development and reproducibles. Supports the No Child Left Behind and Reading First initiatives.