Before a child can begin reading words, they need to recognize letters quickly and confidently.
When you show your child a letter, you want recognition to eventually become automatic. They should not have to sing the entire alphabet to figure out which letter they are looking at.
🔤 Start With The Letters
Show your child both forms:
A a • B b • C c
Ask: "What letter is this?"
Once letter recognition becomes automatic, you can strengthen the connection between the letter and its sound.
⭐ Try A Letter A Week
There is no need to rush through the alphabet.
Choose one letter each week and look for it everywhere: in books, on signs, on cereal boxes, on toys and around your home. Make that letter part of everyday life. Our activity workbooks are built exactly this way, one letter at a time, so a whole week has somewhere to go. The Letter A Activity Workbook is a good place to start.
🃏 Use Alphabet Flash Cards
Flash cards are a simple way to practise letter recognition for just a few minutes each day.
Mix the cards up. Children need to recognize letters individually, not only remember their order in the alphabet.
The Alphabet Flash Cards and Poster set gives you the whole alphabet in uppercase and lowercase, plus a matching wall poster, ready to print at home as many times as you need. Keep practice short, positive and fun.
❤️ Practise Until It Becomes Automatic
The goal is not to see how fast your child can learn all 26 letters.
The goal is for your child to eventually see a letter and know it without having to stop and think.
Because before we can teach children to read words, we need to give them the building blocks.
See it. Know it. Say it. That is where reading begins. 📚❤️
Next up: The Second Step To Reading: Learn The Letter Sounds
