Every Child Ready to Read-Letter Knowledge

Letter knowledge is when children understand that letters of the alphabet are different from each other and  that the same letter can be written different ways.Knowing the names and sounds of letters helps children figure out how to say written words.

Some tips on practicing letter knowledge with your child:

• Sing the alphabet song together and play with rhymes.
•  Let your child play with blocks or puzzles with letters on them and/ or have them make letters with clay, crayons, etc.
• Read alphabet books. (Note: For children ages 0-3, reading the whole book might be a bit much. You might want to just focus on a few letters, such as the letters in their name.)

Here are some recommended books with letter knowledge ( for more, please see 
http://www.lcplin.org/children/ecrr-letter.htm )

• ABC Doctor-Liz Murphy
• Kipper's A to Z-Mick Inkpen
• Bad Kitty- Nick Bruel