Practice decoding unknown words with Alien Word Cards from Rainbow Phonics. Each ofthe 148 cards contains a made-up word that you can use for learning or assessment of newlydeveloping decoding skills. Each card is double-sided. Both sides have an alien image andthe alien word (or nonsense word), while one-sided has color-coded sound buttons to supportbreaking the alien word up into its units of sounds. The outside borders are color-coded inaccordance with the phases of Rainbow Phonics. Cards also integrate with the daily lessonstaught explicitly from the Teacher Planners at the different grade levels.