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Early Literacy in Action: Letter Knowledge
Presenter: Darla Casella, Children’s Librarian
Mockingbird Branch Library
A Workshop Presented By The Children’s Department
Of The Abilene Public Library
February 12, 2015Abilene, Texas
What is it?
Letter Knowledge is knowing that…
• letters are different from each other
• the same letter can look different
• each letter has a name and is related to sounds
Children who have strong letter knowledge skills…
• Know the names of each letter of the alphabet.
• Can identify each letter by its sound.
• Understands that letters have uppercase and lowercase forms.
• Can link sounds together.
• Can identify shapes.
Why Important?
• Introducing shapes is the first step to being able to distinguish differences in alphabet letters.
Why Important?
• Hearing the differences in sounds enables children to hear the different letter sounds.
Why Important?
• Learning patterns develops an eye for detail, which will help children learn their alphabet letters.
Why Important?
• Rubbing fingers over the texture of the letters helps the brain recognize and remember shapes of the letters.
Why Important?
• Children are more likely to learn when taught in a fun manner.
• Most children learn easier when learning is set to music.
Books To Encourage Letter Knowledge: Letter, Pattern, Shape
• For Babies and Toddlers
– Color Farm by Lois Ehlert
– Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert
– Eating the Alphabet by Lois Elhert
– So Many Circles, So Many Squares by Tana Hoban
– Hello Day! by Anita Lobel
– Dinosaur Shapes by Henrietta Stickland
– Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh
– Bear Sees Colors by Karma Wilson
• For Preschoolers
– Little Green Peas by Keith Baker
– Dr. Seuss’s ABC by Dr. Seuss
– Shapes, Shapes, Shapes by Tana Hoban
– Eye Spy Shapes by Debbie MacKinnon
– Chicka, Chicka, Boom Boom! by Bill Martin
– Mommies Say Shhh! By Patricia Polacco
– Mister Doodle: C is for City by Orli Zuravicky and Giuseppe Castellano
Books To Encourage Letter Knowledge: Letter, Pattern, Shape
CRAFT
• Make an alphabet shape book.
*Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Song – http://youtu.be/vtB5iGHgNVY