Capital
Letter Small
Letter Phonic
(pronunciation) Name
1 A a /eɪ/, /æ/ a
2 B b /biː/ bee
3 C c /siː/ cee
4 D d /diː/ dee
5 E e /iː/ e
6 F f /ɛf/ ef
7 G g /dʒiː/ gee
8 H h /(h)eɪtʃ/ (h)aitch
9 I i /aɪ/ i
10 J j /dʒeɪ/ jay
11 K k /keɪ/ kay
12 L l /ɛl/ el
13 M m /ɛm/ em
14 N n /ɛn/ en
15 O o /oʊ/ o
16 P p /piː/ pee
17 Q q /kjuː/ cue
18 R r /ɑːr/ ar
19 S s /ɛs/ ess
20 T t /tiː/ tee
21 U u /juː/ u
22 V v /viː/ vee
23 W w /ˈdʌbəl.juː/ double-u
24 X x /ɛks/ ex
25 Y y /waɪ/ wy
26 Z z /zi/zɛd/ zee/zed
What is the alphabet and why is it important for our
to learn it? The alphabet is simply a collection of letters and sounds. Most of us cannot even remember a time when we did not know our letters so it sounds almost absurd to worry about how to teach it to our . Yet, the ABCs are the building blocks of language. In order to become literate, ourmust be able to recognize each letter, both in order and out of order, as well as the sounds connected with that letter. Once armed with that knowledge, then a
is well on the road to reading and literacy.
Learning the alphabet should begin early in a
life. While some
do not learn their letters until they start school this is not recommended. In fact,
should be well on their way to alphabet mastery before pe and should certainly be at least introduced to the letters before
Start simple. Do not attempt to teach all 26 letters at once. Simply concentrate on a few letters at a time and allow your
to see, hear, and experience that letter in a variety of ways. Remember that learn by utilizing their senses so while alphabet books can be a helpful learning tool you should utilize a number of approaches to teach the ABCs. Buy or make letters that
can experience in 3-D and let the
construct letters as well using play dough. Alphabet coloring pages and crafts can also help reinforce your knowledge of letters.
The most important teaching tip of all is to make it fun. Make it a game and your will love learning with you and from you.
The alphabet is the building block of literacy and so
must learn to recognize and name the letters, both in and out of order, and the sounds associated with each letter.
Alphabetic recognition is sometimes called letter recognition or letter identification, but all three terms have the same meaning.
Letter recognition activities refer to the ability to visually recognize letters of the alphabet through hands-on learning.
This includes the ability to name each letter and match that letter name with its written form, both upper and lower case, and in both manuscript and cursive.
Alphabet recognition also includes the ability to distinguish between similar looking letters, like C/G, M/W, d/b and p/q.
It is foundational to any alphabetic based language.
Researchers and seasoned teachers agree that effective alphabetic recognition or letter identification is a careful balance of both explicit introduction and instruction of specific letters and frequent exposure to those letters in multiple forms, both isolated and within text.
This kind of combined instruction helps learn letter names, shapes, and sounds within relation to each other in a fun and exciting way.
Scroll to the bottom of this post for more letter recognition activities for the classroom and home.
"Learning the alphabet is an essential part of early learning about literacy...Distinguishing between letters and learning their names is not all there is to 'learning the alphabet.' Knowing how alphabet letters function in writing and knowing specific letter-sound associations are crucial. Otherwise, cannot use the letter-name knowledge they have.
Read and Repeat
Read out story books, , picture books, fairy tales, and just about anything that she will love to listen. She will try to imitate your actions and will soon pick up the ability to identify...
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