Don't Get Stuck on Small 'Ya, Yu, Yo, Tsu' - A Special Needs Frontline Card Game is Born!
Godo Shuppan Co., Ltd. will release the 'Youon & Sokuon Mastery Cards' in April 2026. Developed by a special needs teacher, this card game helps children naturally learn contracted and double consonants through fun play.
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Godo Shuppan Co., Ltd. will release the 'Youon & Sokuon (Contracted & Double Consonants) Mastery Cards: Flip! Match! Master with Games' (devised by Fumie Miura) at bookstores nationwide and online bookstores starting April 9, 2026.
■ 'Gyuunyuu' (milk) becomes 'giuniu'
■ They suddenly start hating learning when it comes to 'ya, yu, yo'
■ Learning methods other than writing are necessary for the small letters 'ya, yu, yo, tsu'
-- A card material has been created to answer such voices.
The small letters 'ya, yu, yo, tsu' are points where many children stumble easily. The accumulation of 'I don't understand' can lead to a negative attitude toward all learning. This teaching material was developed by a teacher working in the field of special needs education, inspired by the actual stumbling blocks children face.
It is designed so that the mechanics of contracted and double consonants are acquired naturally by repeatedly engaging in games such as 'Old Maid' and 'Memory' (Concentration), using color-coded hints as clues.
'Fun -> Play repeatedly -> Master it before you know it'
We valued such a learning cycle.
The target age group is young children who have just started learning Hiragana up to lower elementary school students. It can be utilized not only in special education settings but also in regular classrooms, home learning, and as introductory materials for Japanese language learning.
It is ingeniously designed so that children can naturally notice combinations such as 'ki + yu' and 'ji + ya' through the color-coded hints.
[Picture Cards] and [Ya, Yu, Yo, Tsu Cards]
[Word Cards] and [Ya, Yu, Yo, Tsu Cards]
■ 'Gyuunyuu' (milk) becomes 'giuniu'
■ They suddenly start hating learning when it comes to 'ya, yu, yo'
■ Learning methods other than writing are necessary for the small letters 'ya, yu, yo, tsu'
-- A card material has been created to answer such voices.
The small letters 'ya, yu, yo, tsu' are points where many children stumble easily. The accumulation of 'I don't understand' can lead to a negative attitude toward all learning. This teaching material was developed by a teacher working in the field of special needs education, inspired by the actual stumbling blocks children face.
It is designed so that the mechanics of contracted and double consonants are acquired naturally by repeatedly engaging in games such as 'Old Maid' and 'Memory' (Concentration), using color-coded hints as clues.
'Fun -> Play repeatedly -> Master it before you know it'
We valued such a learning cycle.
The target age group is young children who have just started learning Hiragana up to lower elementary school students. It can be utilized not only in special education settings but also in regular classrooms, home learning, and as introductory materials for Japanese language learning.
It is ingeniously designed so that children can naturally notice combinations such as 'ki + yu' and 'ji + ya' through the color-coded hints.
[Picture Cards] and [Ya, Yu, Yo, Tsu Cards]
[Word Cards] and [Ya, Yu, Yo, Tsu Cards]