I’ve Been Learning My Alphabet

{Activity Type: School Readiness}

Children’s knowledge of letter names and sounds is the best predictor of their later reading and spelling abilities (Hammill, 2004; Scarborough, 1998; Schatschneider, Fletcher, Francis, Carlson, & Foorman, 2004).

“I’ve Been Learning My Alphabet” shows children not all letters say their name when it comes to sounding them out in a word. For example the letter “w” sounds like it starts with a “d” yet it makes the sound “ww.” Teaching children the sound the letter makes first is the information they will most benefit from to break the code as a reader.

Adding a movement for each word creates a multi-sensory experience. This approach has greater meaning for children and stays with them longer (Pica, 2007).

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