Little Letter Books & Letter Cards

LITTLE LETTER BOOKS ....
The letters underlined on the blue paper are the letters/sounds your child needs help with. A little letter book, and letters will be sent home one at a time. Here are some ideas to do with the book/letter.

1. Find the focus letter in the little book(s), help your child make the sound(s) of the letter. Read the words with your child.

2. Use the letter cards to make tactile images by placing a piece of paper over the letter and rubbing a crayon over the letter until the letter can be seen (like leaf rubbings).

3. Another thing you can do with the letter card: use dry pasta or beans to fill in the letter form, making the letter more tactile. Don't glue the pasta or beans... just lay the pasta into the letter form. The letter forms need to be returned so another student can use them.

4. Ask your child to close his/her eyes. Feel the letter form to find the letter you say ie: find capital D. find lower case d. Make the sound of the letter while your child uses his hand (no peeking) to find the letter. ddddddddd.

5. GIVE LOTS OF PRAISE !!!!! Learning to read is hard work, it takes us all working together as a team.

6. Look for the focus letter on cereal boxes, TV, library books.... road signs.... etc.

7. Practice writing the letter as you make the sound(s). Look in the red folder for the letter sounds.... some letters have more than one sound!

8. Masking Tape Letters... Using a piece of masking tape, write the letter using a permenant marker or pen. Tape the letter on your child's pant leg where he/she can see the letter. Throughout the evening ask, what letter is that, what sound is that? At bedtime tape the letter someplace (a piece of paper, on the mirror, etc) to be located in the morning. See if your child can remember the letter when he/she wakes up.

Return the letter forms and the books when you think your child knows the letter name and its sound. When your child recognizes all of the letters and most all of the basic sounds, he/she will begin the Reading For All Learners: I See Sam Reading Program.

Enjoy the reading journey! Be patient... allow your child the time he/she needs to become successful.