What Teachers Should Know Before They Teach the Alphabet!

Whether you teach the alphabet to students currently or not, having background knowledge about the alphabet can be extremely helpful!
In this video, I’ll break down some important things you definitely want to know before teaching and reviewing the alphabet.
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[@JanetStoesz]

I teach both together. Love the Sounds to Spelling program.

[@viwe04]

I teach letter names and sounds at the same time

[@learningattheprimarypond]

If you currently teach the alphabet, do you teacher letter names and sounds separate or together? Let me know in the comments!

[@martinkemp5837]

I kinda ignored my school's curriculum. (a secret I just posted on the internet) - 1st term upper case letters, 2nd term lower case names and sounds. I just used the /satipn etc. order using 3 letters a week with RAN boards. Also I have a few new k2 learners that know no sounds so just straight in with RAN boards. What's a better order please? as I agree that it's easier to long consonant sounds for the onset. Thanks as always for your clear videos.

[@learningattheprimarypond]

Hey! I appreciate your honesty :) I go into a bit more depth on this same topic in my blog: learningattheprimarypond.com/blog/what-teachers-should-know-before-they-teach-the-alphabet/ And then I have a free scope and sequence where I lay out every week of how I introduce letters/patterns that you can get here - www.learningattheprimarypondresources.com/k-2-phonics-scope-sequence-freebie

[@gracechiang7881]

I’m trying to figure out what I should do to start my 4yo with preschool at home. I’ve heard writing letters is a precursor to reading? Does the order of learning sounds vs writing matter? If my kid is 4.5 when we will start, will he do well learning writing and phonics simultaneously? Thank you for this video! Helps me understand and have more confidence in the phonics flash cards we’ve been running through occasionally to ease into it.

[@learningattheprimarypond]

Hey! I think you could start exposing him to letters and letter sounds. Pointing to them, having him/her identify them. Eventually, the child could also use multisensory materials (like sand or shaving cream) to write the letters in too.