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    Teaching Letter Recognition: What Order To Introduce Letters

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    The document discusses the order for teaching letter recognition to young children. It recommends starting with name letters, then introducing other letters in the following groups: 1) s, a, t, i, p, n 2) c, k, e, h, r 3) m, d, g, o 4) l, f, b, q, u 5) j, z, w 6) v, y, x. Letters should be introduced slowly over time through engaging activities to help children master the letters before moving on to the next set.

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    Teaching Letter Recognition: What Order To Introduce Letters

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    The document discusses the order for teaching letter recognition to young children. It recommends starting with name letters, then introducing other letters in the following groups: 1) s, a, t, i, p, n 2) c, k, e, h, r 3) m, d, g, o 4) l, f, b, q, u 5) j, z, w 6) v, y, x. Letters should be introduced slowly over time through engaging activities to help children master the letters before moving on to the next set.

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    The document discusses the order for teaching letter recognition to young children. It recommends starting with name letters, then introducing other letters in the following groups: 1) s, a, t, i, p, n 2) c, k, e, h, r 3) m, d, g, o 4) l, f, b, q, u 5) j, z, w 6) v, y, x. Letters should be introduced slowly over time through engaging activities to help children master the letters before moving on to the next set.

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    The document discusses the order for teaching letter recognition to young children. It recommends starting with name letters, then introducing other letters in the following groups: 1) s, a, t, i, p, n 2) c, k, e, h, r 3) m, d, g, o 4) l, f, b, q, u 5) j, z, w 6) v, y, x. Letters should be introduced slowly over time through engaging activities to help children master the letters before moving on to the next set.

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    The passage discusses recommended orders for teaching letter recognition and emphasizes waiting until children are ready before beginning formal instruction.

    The author recommends starting with name letters and then teaching letters in the following order: s, a, t, i, p, n; c, k, e, h, r; m, d, g, o; l, f, b, q, u; j, z, w; v, y, x.

    The author notes that waiting until children are ready will prevent frustration and help ensure they enjoy learning. Rushing can undermine building a solid foundation.

    Teaching Letter Recognition

    WHAT ORDER TO INTRODUCE LETTERS

    I feel as though I am always writing about waiting to teach


    letter recognition. Wait and let little hands get strengthened
    by other activities. Wait until little minds have had ample time
    to hear different words and sounds. But a day will come when
    you SHOULD teach your little ones their letters of course.

    Whether it is when they are 3, 4, 5, or 6, at one point or another


    they will be ready and teaching letter recognition will be
    the name of the game. When they are ready, in which order
    should the letters be taught?

    Don’t worry – I have an opinion on that too!

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    Teaching Letter Recognition Continued

    When I was in the Kindergarten classroom,


    I did not teach letter recognition in
    alphabetical order. I began with “name
    letters” as these letters hold a very important
    meaning to children.

    So for “Sammy” he learned all about s, a


    m, and y. Once children know their name
    letters well, I would introduce the other
    letters in this order:

    1. s, a, t, i p, n
    2. c, k, e, h, r
    3. m, d, g, o
    4. l, f, b, q, u
    5. j, z, w
    6. v, y, x

    Starting with the lower case is helpful, and


    something I have begun doing – though I
    haven’t always. Clearly little ones need to
    know both upper and lowercase letters, but Name Activities for Preschoolers
    since so much of the print in our everyday
    lives is lowercase, I find it beneficial to start https://www.howweelearn.com/name-activities-
    preschoolers/
    in that way.

    The letter order is similar to the way the


    letters are taught in the Jolly Phonics
    Program. By teaching the letters in this
    manner, children are able to begin forming
    words very quickly.  After learning the first 6
    letters kids can make words in the “at”, “an”,
    “it”, “ip”, “ap” and “in” families.

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    The Order for Teaching
    Letter Recognition
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    1. s, a, t, i p, n
    2. c, k, e, h, r
    3. m, d, g, o
    4. l, f, b, q, u
    5. j, z, w
    6. v, y, x

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    Teaching Letter Recognition Continued

    Introducing the letters and letting little ones


    begin to make words almost right away
    creates a huge sense of pride. And since
    you waited to introduce the letters (you did
    wait, right?) they are absolutely ready and
    will be catching on right away, grasping
    those letter names and sounds easily. If not,
    perhaps wait a little longer. I know it is hard
    (trust me I know!) but waiting until your little
    one is ready will save you both mounds of
    frustration, and ensure your little one loves
    learning. There is no rush.

    Of course ideas and games using these


    letters can be found all over How Wee Learn.

    I introduce the letters in little groups. At


    first, relatively quickly I would introduce the
    first row of letters, maybe over a week. Then
    we do lots of activities playing with those
    letters: their sounds, shapes, and names.
    Once they are mastered, we add in the next
    row. Building and growing, slow and steady.

    Slow and steady. This is so important! There


    is no point in rushing through these steps.
    We want our children to have a rock solid
    foundation and that can only be built one
    small step at a time. Creating a Post Office

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    Learn More at How Wee Learn your-own-post-office/

    https://www.howweelearn.com/alphabet-recognition-
    activities-preschoolers/

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