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Narrator: Recognizing
and naming letters

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leads to knowledge
of the alphabet.

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Children need to be able
to recognize letters

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before they can master
learning to read.

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Children usually learn
uppercase letters easier

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than lowercase letters.

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Lower case letters
have more curvature

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and are often different from their uppercase counter parts,

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making them more
difficult to learn.

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However, since 95 percent
of words are written

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with lower case letters,

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it is essential
that children learn them.

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Renee Dittmer: Students need
to be able to recognize

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the letter names, the uppercase and the lowercase names,

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in order to be able
to learn to write, and to read.

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We do a lot of
hands-on activities,

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with learning the letter names and letter sounds.

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We practice writing
the letters.

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We do sky writing.

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Some of the things that
we do to teach the letter names

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is we will do like
Alpha Motion songs,

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to where we're flashing letter cards that shows

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the upper and lowercase letter,

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and it has a motion
with a sound,

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so they can actually put
some motion in it

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when they're learning the sound.

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Students: Bouncing ball,
bouncing ball, book, book.

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Letter name, letter name,
sing, sing.

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Can opener, can opener.

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Narrator: Children also learn from the print they see

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around them everyday,
whether in school or on logos,

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labels or signs
in their environment.

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In the family activities
section on this page,

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you will find many activities
you can do at home

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to help develop your child's
awareness of the alphabet.

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It's as easy as A-B-C!

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