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I have been having trouble getting my son interested in learning his letters. He loves everything Thomas, so I bought this hoping it would increase his interest, which it did. He practices letter sounds with me several times a day now. There are a few cards that a phonetics teacher would not have put in there such as "Knapford Station" (which does not make a "k" sound) being a "K" word. There are a few cards that have long vowel sounds, which surprises me, because generally these aren't taught until after a child begins reading words and has accomplished several short vowel word families. It seems like all of the ABC card decks contain these though. When I separate out the above-mentioned cards, this is an excellent pack and I greatly appreciate someone having made it. It has made the difference for us.

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I used these cards as part of a behavior plan with one of my students in a preschool for special needs kids. The child was exhibiting some inappropriate behaviors and was not completely responding to positive guidance alone. He is a big fan of trains in general and Thomas in particular. Throughout the day, when the child exhibits appropriate behavior, I stamp each of eight wheels of a choo-choo train coloring page with a bingo marker. At the end of the day, if all wheels are stamped, he receives a Thomas card of his choosing. He get's very excited as he has something tangible to reinforce his best efforts and he is learning the alphabet as well. It's really working! (Of course I continue to use positive guidance in conjunction with this approach to foster understanding of why and how we behave in certain ways i.e., using words instead of hitting.)

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Great value, the gift recipient and family are very, very pleased. It is helping him master skills that he was having issues with, as well as doing so with a favorite character/ friend. Thanks so much.