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The activities in our book are organized around these categories:
Touch and Tell (Multisensory)
Teaching Transitions
ABC Tools and “Toys”
Let’s Play and Learn Games
Letter Land (Classroom Print &Alphabet Books)
Ready to Write
Letter Centers
Singing Letters and Sounds
Alphabet Poetry Book
NOTE!
Many teachers question how they should introduce letters. Should you do capital letters first? Is there a specific order you should follow? There is NO definitive research to support one particular strategy. Children come to you with so many varied experiences and skills that one size will not fit all. However, there are two principles that we think are important.
First, make it authentic! Teach letters in context and connect with children’s names, units of study, nursery rhymes, and other interests. For example, a trip to the pumpkin patch would be the perfect time to talk about Pp. Talk about the letter Jjwhen you say Jack and Jill. If your football team is the Falcons discuss the letter Ff.
Second, make it playful and challenging. Use hands-on activities, songs, movements, and games to stimulate multiple senses. Blocks, play dough, puzzles, and magnetic letters are much more REAL than a worksheet or computer game.
Finally, remember that children take it in and take it in and take it in – and then something comes out! They don’t all learn in the same way at the same time, so you have to provide a variety of opportunities to learn. The key is to keep it fun and make them feel successful.
HINT! You’ll also be able to adapt many of these strategies for other skills, such as sight words, math concepts, etc.
