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Itchy’s Alphabet Presents Why Children Need Lower Case Letters and Letter Sound

Why lower case letters?: 

Why lower case letters?

Upper Case Lower Case: 

Upper Case Lower Case oral spelling ABC’s/song long vowels alphabetical order Bingo READING SPELLING

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Upper Case/Lower Case why teach 52 formations when 26 will suffice to become successful with early decoding skills? lower case far outnumber upper case on a page of print

many misconceptions about the importance of teaching upper case first : 

many misconceptions about the importance of teaching upper case first Misconception #1. upper case letters are what children are first exposed to in environmental print

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Misconception #2. Upper case letters are more distinctive E F e f M W m w D P R B d p r b C G O Q c g o q I J L T i j l t

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Misconception #3. Upper case letters are easier Cc Oo Pp Ss Vv Ww Xx Zz In fact, 8 letters are exactly the same.

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Bb Ii Jj Kk Ll Tt Uu Yy Misconception #3 Cont.... Another 8 are very similar with most of the lower case being easier.

The remaining 10 letters are simply straight lines and curves…not easier, not harder, just different.: 

Aa Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Mm Nn Qq Rr The remaining 10 letters are simply straight lines and curves…not easier, not harder, just different.

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Upper Case: have more slant lines - 11/7 require children to lift and relocate their pencil more frequently - 17/6 are all the same size We tend to remember best what we learn first – isn’t it sensible, then, to teach children what they most need to learn first? Upper Case vs. Lower Case

Why letter sounds?: 

Why letter sounds?

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Letter Names Letter Sounds oral spelling ABC’s/song long vowels alphabetical order Bingo READING SPELLING

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There are 8 letter names that help children remember the sound b d j k p t v z The remaining 18 letter names do not help children to remember the sound c g h q r u w y a e i o f l m n s x

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Letter Names can be confused with Concepts/Words in a child’s vocabulary a – eh b – bee, be m – m & m’s c – see o – oh, oh-oh d – Dee, Dee-Dee p – pea, pee e – e i e i o q – cue, queue f – ‘f’ word r – are, our g – gee t – tea, tee, cross i – eye, I u – you j – Jay, blue jay y – why k – Kay, ‘ kay ’ (okay) x – X-ray, cross

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p i t name p sound ‘p’ P p p, p pig ‘p’ name i i sound ‘ i ’ I I i , i , inchworm ‘ i ’ name t t sound ‘t’ T t, t, tiger ‘t’ Memory Overload

This is all children need to successfully decode: 

p i t sound ‘p’ p sound ‘ i ’ i sound ‘t’ t “talk sounds” This is all children need to successfully decode

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“We can no longer ignore the fact that children need sounds and lowercase letters BEFORE they need letter names and capitals in order to transition from non-reader to reader as easily and successfully as possible.” Are you Still Teaching Letter Names? Wallace Howard and Ellen F. Solbakken as published in SEEN magazine, Spring 2010, Vol. 12.1 pg. 46 – 48.

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“For young children, knowing letter sounds is the most essential pre-reading skill, opening the door to literacy. Traditional alphabet books teach letter names, not letter sounds. After memorizing the names, many youngsters find the extra steps required to learn letter sounds both frustrating and confusing.” Abadaba Alphabet by Sheila Moore

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