Printed Alphabet Box

The Printed Alphabet Box gives every letter of the printed alphabet its own compartment, so a child finds the letter needed instead of digging through a heap. The box follows the sandpaper letters: what a finger has already traced can now be picked up, set down and read back as a whole word. Sorted letters keep word building quick, and putting them back afterwards belongs to the work as much as the building does; it is a quiet lesson in order that reading needs too. A child from three years carries the box from the shelf to the mat without help.