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Casey's Treasure Chest - Long & Short Vowels

$2.00

This treasure chest provides a selection of toys,  games and activities (on a USB stick) to promote both identification of vowel sounds and discrimination of long and short vowel sounds.   

The collection of familiar objects provide a tangible resource for young children to connect to the sameness and difference they hear in vowels within common words.   The specific toys within this kit provide opportunities to work with a wide range of skills. 

This treasure chest provides a selection of toys,  games and activities (on a USB stick) to promote both identification of vowel sounds and discrimination of long and short vowel sounds.   

The collection of familiar objects provide a tangible resource for young children to connect to the sameness and difference they hear in vowels within common words.   The specific toys within this kit provide opportunities to work with a wide range of skills. 

Working with vowels and discriminating the difference between long and short vowel sounds assists with later spelling rules.   It also helps to develop efficiency in decoding at the word level and connected text level.  


The accompanying booklet provides clear instructions regarding how and when to present these different activities to young learners.   Before working with long and short vowel sounds, it is recommended that children have been taught the specific phonological skills presented in these Casey treasure chests:  Association, Syllables, Rhyme, Sounds. 


The items can easily be stored in a clear plastic container for ease of use. 


Suitable for: 


  • Classroom teachers, education support staff

  • Families supporting young children with development of early literacy skills

  • Home school groups 

  • Tutoring groups focussed on developing early literacy skills


Educational Benefits 


  • Supports development of spelling accuracy

  • Identifying vowel patterns - assists reading accuracy and fluency

  • Vocabulary development 

  • Enhances reading comprehension