Mnemonic Alphabet
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Teaching letter sounds? Use visual phonics supports! Research shows that using embedded mnemonic alphabet letters helps children learn letter sounds more quickly and better commits them to memory.
❉ What are embedded mnemonic letters? ❉
Research has proven that embedded picture alphabets are more effective than letters with an accompanying stand-alone image.
Each letter has been matched carefully with a picture support that forms the shape of the letter, in order to provide a visual-phonological memory anchor for those struggling to retain the letter sounds.
Add sandpaper, glitter, pipe cleaners, etc. to the poster for tactile tracing. These posters/flashcards may be beneficial to use in conjunction with a multi-sensory approach to reading and writing, such as Orton-Gillingham. You may want to add a kinesthetic approach to learning the letters as well. For example, for letter "A," students may perform the action of "picking an apple," or "jumping the waves" letter "W."
Looking to learn more? Visit Integrated Pictorial Mnemonics and Stimulus Fading and Embedded Mnemonics and Phonics
❉ Who Would Benefit From This Resource? ❉
This resource would be especially useful for pre-schoolers, kindergarteners, or first graders initially learning alphabet sounds and letter formation, as well as special education-dyslexia, or basic skills students that require specialized reading support. This might be a wonderful resource to include in your RTI or for small group reading intervention activities. I have used these letter cards with all of my first graders that require a letter formation rhyme or alphabet poem in order to help them retain alphabet sounds and form letters accurately.
❉ What's Included ❉
A full lowercase mnemonics alphabet including the following:
*26 color posters for each lowercase letter (8.5 x 11)
*26 double sided flashcards for each lowercase letter (four per 8.5 x 11 page)
*26 Small, fall, and tall posters showcasing each letter
*26 handwriting sheets for each lowercase letter (picture cue for letter on the page)
*4 choices of desk strips to provide scaffolds for students
*Fading strip for each letter in which the mnemonic fades as students work across the strip
*Alphabet chart showcasing each letter in thumbnail size- perfect for writing folders!
*Tip sheet for introducing the letters to students
*Parent letter and mnemonics to send home for consistency
Want to stick the short and long vowel sounds? You may like: Vowel Anchor Charts
Practice letter formation or make DIY Tactile Letters with: Alphabet Tracers
I hope this resource is helpful to you as you teach letter sounds and letter formation!
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