Patent ID: 8459999

Claim:
A phonics education apparatus, comprising: a first word-constructing member having a first plurality of word fragments displayed thereon, each of the first plurality of word fragments being plainly identified by an indicia; a second word-constructing member, positioned adjacent said first word-constructing member, having a second plurality of word fragments displayed thereon, each of the second plurality of word fragments being plainly identified by an indicia, the indicia of each of the second plurality of word fragments being different from each other and substantially matching the indicia of at least one of the first plurality of word fragments, the substantially matching indicia signifying that a word construct is to be formed from the word fragments identified by the substantially matching indicia, either or both of said first and said second members being movable, one relative to the other, enabling any word fragment of the first plurality of fragments to be paired together with any word fragment of the second plurality of fragments, whereby the formation of word constructs by the pairing of word fragments from the first and the second pluralities of fragments is guided by the indicia identifying the word fragments; a plurality of images associated with the first plurality of word fragments, respectively, each image symbolizing a word construct to be formed using the word fragment associated with the image, said plurality of images being normally hidden from view; and means for selectively revealing each of said plurality of images, such that when a word construct is formed the image symbolizing the word construct can be revealed and viewed in connection with the formed word construct.