Once your child can recognize letters, the next step is learning the sound each letter makes.
Start right at the beginning:
A, Apple, "ahhh"
B, Ball, "buh"
Our Alphabet Flash Cards and Poster set teaches this exact connection, with the letter, the picture, the sound and the word together on one card. Page one pairs A/a with Apple and B/b with Ball, then continues with C and D.
🔤 Say It. See It. Hear It.
Show your child the letter. Say the letter name. Say the sound. Then connect it to a familiar word:
A, Apple, ahhh
B, Ball, buh
Keep practising until your child can see the letter and give you the sound without having to stop and think.
🃏 Use The Letter-Sound Flash Cards
The Adventures of Scuba Jack flash cards make this easy, because children can see the uppercase and lowercase letter, a real picture and the sound example all on one card. The set continues through the whole alphabet, including E for Elephant, F for Frog, G for Goat and H for Horse, and it comes with a matching wall poster so the letters stay in view all week.
⭐ A Little Practice Every Day
You do not need to teach all 26 sounds at once.
Practise just a few letters at a time, or focus on one letter each week. Our activity workbooks follow the same pace, with a full booklet of tracing, coloring and hands-on activities for each letter.
The goal is simple: see the letter, know the sound, say it automatically.
That automatic connection between letters and sounds is what prepares children to begin putting sounds together and reading their first words.
Next up: The Third Step To Reading: Putting The Sounds Together
