Ready, Set, Go!

Your child is sitting with proper posture in furniture the right size for them. They are holding their pencil correctly and their paper is placed at just the right angle. What’s next? 

Now it’s time for them to learn the mechanics of handwriting. This post will go over the order to learn letters, how to form letters correctly, and what to do if fine motor control is a barrier.

Getting Set Up For Success

While your child is learning the letters of the alphabet and their sounds, they should also begin forming good habits in handwriting. Getting the fundamentals of penmanship correct (posture, pencil grip, and letter formation) is critical in setting your child up for success in writing. The habits they form now, will likely stay with them for the rest of their life. Read on to learn how to ensure your child gets off to a good start!

Many people don’t know that, like letter names and sounds, phonological awareness is a key foundational prerequisite skill for reading and spelling. While your child is in the process of learning letter names and sounds, they should also be working to develop their phonological awareness skills.

In this post, we explain what phonological awareness is and how to practice it with your child to get them ready for literacy.

To get kids ready to read, it is important for them to learn to identify letter names and sounds. This provides the building blocks needed to sound out words and is the foundation of all future reading.

Here are a few simple things you can do at home to help your child learn letter names and sounds that incorporate sight, sound, hearing, and touch. The more senses that are engaged, the more memory is enhanced.