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Three Keys To
Teaching Your Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor & Teenager The Alphabet
Learning the alphabet is a key part of your
Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor & Teenager's education especially when it comes to learning
to read and write. It is important that Child, Juvenile,
Kiddic, Minor & Teenagerren learn
not only to recite the letters in order, but also to
recognize letters out of sequence. In addition, after
mastering basic recognition, Child, Juvenile, Kiddic,
Minor & Teenagerren will need to learn
the sounds each letter represents and how to write it.
While many parents recognize how important learning
the alphabet is to their Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor
& Teenager they are not always s...
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Learning the alphabet is a key part of your Child,
Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor & Teenager's
education especially when it comes to learning to read
and write. It is important that Child, Juvenile, Kiddic,
Minor & Teenagerren learn not only
to recite the letters in order, but also to recognize
letters out of sequence. In addition, after mastering
basic recognition, Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor &
Teenagerren will need to learn the
sounds each letter represents and how to write it.
While many parents recognize how important learning
the alphabet is to their Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor
& Teenager they are not always sure
how to go about teaching the alphabet to their Child,
Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor & Teenager.
Many parents spend a lot of money on expensive products
and programs designed to teach the alphabet but that
really isn't necessary and in fact may well be
counterproductive.
As a literate adult you don't
need any tools, programs or books to help you in your
quest to teach the ABCs to your Child, Juvenile, Kiddic,
Minor & Teenager. You already
possess all you need in your head (your own knowledge of
the alphabet) and in your house. There are three simple
keys to teaching your Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor &
Teenager the alphabet:
* Make
it fun
* Make it real
* Make it regular
The
most important rule to remember when teaching young
Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor & Teenagerren is to make sure that learning is fun. If you
can make lessons into a game, a craft, or a song then
your Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor & Teenager will be a willing and eager participant. If
you make learning into something boring or something
that looks like work then you will have to fight your
Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor & Teenager every step of the way. Your
Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor & Teenager wants to spend
time having fun with you so why not make lessons into
fun time that you spend together so you both look
forward to the experience? Just because a lesson was fun
enough to make your Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor &
Teenager want to do it again-and-again
does not lessen its value. Learning can be fun and
something that was learned in an enjoyable way is much
more likely to stick with your Child, Juvenile, Kiddic,
Minor & Teenager in the long term
than a lesson that was forced. If you can make learning
the alphabet fun for your Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor
& Teenager then you will have
accomplished two very important steps toward your
Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor & Teenager's long-term success -- knowledge of the alphabet
and an eagerness to learn.
Young Child, Juvenile,
Kiddic, Minor & Teenagerren need to
experience their world through their senses. They do
learn in the more traditional ways -- seeing and hearing
-- but often prefer a more tactile approach that
includes touching, smelling, and tasting. The more you
can make the letters of the alphabet come alive for your
Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor & Teenager and give your
Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor & Teenager access to those letters in a
way that utilizes their senses then the easier it will
be to learn. Also, utilizing the real world for your
lessons will not only save you money but will also help
you teach your Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor & Teenager the value of literacy.
Preschoolers learn at an incredibly fast rate but
because they are learning and experiencing so many new
things they can forget what they have learned just as
quickly. That is why it is important to make lessons a
regular part of your Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor &
Teenager's day. It doesn't mean that
you have to set aside a separate part of the day because
often alphabet lessons can take place at the grocery
store, in the car, or at the kitchen table. What is
important is that you consistently introduce the letters
to your Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor & Teenager in various forms and consistently
reinforce the acquisition of the alphabetic principle.
Even after your Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor &
Teenager has mastered the alphabet make
sure you periodically review the letters so they don't
lose the knowledge.
If you make learning the
alphabet fun, real, and consistent then your preschooler
will definitely have a head start when the time comes to
learn to read.
Teach Your Child,
Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor & Teenager
The Alphabet
One of the first steps in becoming a successful reader
is to learn to recognize the letters of the alphabet.
The alphabetic principle teaches that spoken language is
represented by written words that are made up of varying
combinations of letters, and that these letters and
combinations of them make up all of the sounds in spoken
language. Attaching sounds to these letters and learning
to write them paves the way to successful reading and
writing.
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One
of the first steps in becoming a successful reader is to
learn to recognize the letters of the alphabet. The
alphabetic principle teaches that spoken language is
represented by written words that are made up of varying
combinations of letters, and that these letters and
combinations of them make up all of the sounds in spoken
language. Attaching sounds to these letters and learning
to write them paves the way to successful reading and
writing.
Learning to say their ABCs is a great
start for any preschooler, but it is just as important
for your Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor & Teenager to learn the sounds of the letters.
Preschoolers, who know the sounds of the letters of the
alphabet, have an easier time learning to read.
In order to read, every Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor &
Teenager must know the sounds of
the letters as well as the shapes and order. More than
that he must be able to recall them quickly. When he
sees the letter he should be able to say the letter or
vocalize its sound without hesitation. This should
happen whether he hears the letters in order or not.
While the alphabet song can be a fun way to start
learning the ABCs it is not enough because Child,
Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor & Teenagerren also
need to be able to identify each individual letter. In
fact, this skill is much more important than knowing
where it falls in the alphabet as it is the key in
learning to read.
Research shows it is important
for young Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor & Teenagerren to be able to:
~ Recognize and
name letters
~ Recognize beginning letters in
familiar words (especially their own name)
~
Recognize both capital and lowercase letters
~ Relate
letters to the specific sounds they represent
Knowledge of the alphabet is the foundation to your
Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor & Teenager's literacy development and you shouldn't assume
your Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor & Teenager will learn this skill in kindergarten.
Waiting until kindergarten to learn the ABCs will put
your Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor & Teenager behind many other students and may cause
added stress.
Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor &
Teenagerren who can read independently
"translate" alphabet shapes accurately back into sounds.
If we want our Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor & Teenagerren to be able to read
independently, we needed to teach them:
~ The
shapes of the alphabet letters;
~ The various sounds
of each letter;
~ The sounds made by combined
letters.
You can start teaching the alphabet when
your Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor & Teenager is young. My son mastered his letters by his
second birthday and I helped him do that without
flashcards and without whining! He loves working with
his "letters" and even now as he approaches his fourth
birthday requests a particular game or activity. He
doesn't know he's learning-he just thinks he's having
fun with his Mommy.
There are many ways that you
can help your preschooler learn the sounds and names of
the letters of the alphabet.
You don't need
expensive tools and programs and in fact many of those
can be counterproductive as they make learning work. My
greatest success was simply to work on letters in
context with the world whenever he seemed open to the
opportunity. The alphabet became simply a part of our
daily life including errands and play time.
Teaching Your
Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor & Teenager
How To Track Helps Early Literacy
Developing tracking skills is key to your
Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor & Teenager's literacy development. Tracking in reading is the
ability to follow a line of type across a page from left
to right and from the top of the page to the bottom.
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Developing tracking skills is key to your Child,
Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor & Teenager's
literacy development. Tracking in reading is the ability
to follow a line of type across a page from left to
right and from the top of the page to the bottom.
Most educators agree that effective tracking skills
are essential for understanding literacy and aiding
learning as a whole, but some Child, Juvenile, Kiddic,
Minor & Teenagerren have difficulty
mastering tracking.
While a crucial step in
learning to read, you can easily help your Child,
Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor & Teenager develop
these skills with many fun activities.
~ When you
read to your Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor & Teenager let them see you tracking by using
your finger to underline the words as you read
~
Allow your Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor & Teenager to explore books on their own and they
will likely begin to mimic your behavior -- tracing
lines as they relate their version of the story
~
Make patterns with your Child, Juvenile, Kiddic, Minor &
Teenager out of blocks, legos,
beeds, or any other type of toy, game, or craft idea.
Take turns making patterns for the other to copy.
~
Play games that utilize patterns such as hopscotch or
board games. Create your own games indoors and out.
~
Use nature and real life to expose your Child, Juvenile,
Kiddic, Minor & Teenager to
tracking skills by watching a ball roll, a worm crawl,
or a bird fly. Watch cars travel down the road or
airplanes across the sky as your Child, Juvenile,
Kiddic, Minor & Teenager gets better with
tracking slower objects.
If your Child, Juvenile,
Kiddic, Minor & Teenager continues
to struggle with tracking skills then you might want to
consider a software program created by educators (there
are several on the market) to help with specific
tracking activities.