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Alphabet Knowledge
- Begins with "reading" familiar signs and logos. Example:
McDonald's golden arches, Burger King signs.
- Learning letter names. Example: being able to recite the
alphabet or sing the alphabet song.
- Recognizing the symbol of a letter. This is an A.
- Recognizing the sound of a letter. Add a head and tongue to the
letter S to represent the sound it makes in the word snake. See the
link to phonemic awareness.
- Letters have both a capital and lower case symbol.
- Matching activities help build this concept.
- Self checking letter puzzles can be made of index cards. Write
a capital letter on the left side of the card. Write its lower
case partner on the right side. Cut a zigzag line in between the
letters. When the puzzle pieces match, they are "buddy" letters.
Helping Your Child
- Alphabet books will help your child discover letters have meaning in
words.
- Alphabet puzzles that have children put wooden pieces of the alphabet
in order help with letter identification skills and alphabetic order.
- Alphabet flashcards help build vocabulary and also help build the idea
of letter - sound correspondence.
- Sing the alphabet song and have a chart for your child to point out
the letters as you sing together.
- Make alphabet cards. Add glue and glitter to each letter.
Feel the shape of each letter.
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