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Alphabet

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A is for alphabet. Teaching children to recognize and recite their ABC’s is a foundation for learning how to read. Information on the importance of learning the alphabet and research on how it contributes to early reader success is given. Recommendations are provided for fun ABC books you can read with your children.

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Alphabet

Research suggests that a child’s knowledge of the alphabet is one of the best predictors of her success in early ...

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
The Alphabetic Principle

The National Research Council recommendations state that letter knowledge is one of the basic prerequisites for success ...

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Beginning Reading

For many children, learning to read is neither natural nor easy. The teaching of beginning reading is of supreme ...

Source: Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)
Phonemic Awareness

Phonemic awareness refers to the conscious awareness and knowledge that words are composed of separate sounds or ...

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Alphabet Books

The first alphabet book for children, written by Kate Greenaway in the late 1800s, was titled A Apple Pie (Greenaway, ...

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Alphabet Adventures: Book Recommendations for Learning the Alphabet

From soup to nuts, the letters of the alphabet can be found almost anywhere you look. These ingenious authors and ...

Source: Parents' Choice Foundation
ABC Books for Early Readers

ABC books have come a long way. Preschoolers groove and grow with these delicate and meaty hors d'oeuvres. C Is for ...

Source: Parents' Choice Foundation

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All About Preschool Phonics and Phonemic Awareness

Source: Education.com
Defining Phonemic Awareness

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Newspaper Search: An Exercise to Practice Alphabet Knowledge

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Early Writing And Alphabet Knowledge: Language and Literacy In Children Aged 3-5

Source: State: Nebraska Department of Education
Play With Your Words, Don't Eat Them: Word-Centric Games and Software Programs

Source: Parents' Choice Foundation
P is for Peanut

Source: Education.com
Routines to Teach Letters of the Alphabet

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Recommendations to Foster Alphabet Knowledge

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Knowledge of the Alphabet

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
ABC Books

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall

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