The Alphabet – Start Here
The journey towards literacy starts with the alphabet. Our “ABC Song For All Ages” sing-along video is designed to teach the alphabet in a relaxed and chill way.
The alphabet song is sung slowly at first without music, then sung again slowly with piano accompaniment, then sung at a faster pace, and finally the letters are presented without the narrator singing along so the student can practice. Both upper and lower case letters are shown.
This song is ideal for younger and older students, adults, English as a Second Language (ESL) and English Language Learners (ELL) that want to start learning how to read. Also see our recommended games list below.
The ABC Song for All Ages Sing-Along
We also have an alphabet sheet you can download to “Follow Along with the Song.”
ABC Song For All Ages - Worksheet 1
ABC Song For All Ages - Worksheet 2 and 3
ABC Song For All Ages - Worksheet 4
Games
Games are a wonderful way to master the alphabet. Try these:
The alphabet order game. Start with this one.
The alphabet slider puzzle. Can you get the alphabet in order in under 100 moves?
The alphabet bingo game. Collect all the alphabet bugs! An absolute favorite.
The alphabet bubble game. Can you drop the letters in the right place?
The alphabet slider game. Can you make the picture?
The adventure man (or girl) game. Get ready for alphabetic fluency with this game.
Once the alphabet is mastered it’s time to build your alphabetic fluency.
Next Step – Alphabetic Fluency
The Alphabetic Fluency Chart: Your Most Powerful Tool
Fluency charts, using upper and lower case letters out of order, along with different fonts, help students master the letters beyond the “ABC” song.
Fluency Charts can also help students with dyslexia make the neurological connections necessary to identify letters.
How to Use the Alphabetic Fluency Chart
After students are confident with the ABC Song begin teaching the alphabet with the letters out of order using the fluency chart above. Have the students practice reading the letters across, sideways, backwards, and up and down.
Students will need to practice every day, and for students with dyslexia, mastering the letters can take months, or even years.
As students become confident with the letters, then move on to letter sounds and the blending of CVC (consonant vowel consonant) words.
These skills – letter names, letter sounds, and blending – will now begin to reinforce each other, but the alphabet is the critical first step as you learn to read. More details about these additional steps will be coming soon.
– Rapid Literacy
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