Engaging Ways to Practice & Assess Alphabet Letters & Sounds

One of the first skills that I assess for my pre-k and kindergarten students is their letter knowledge. Some students come to school already knowing all 26 letters and their sounds, some know a few – like the letters in their names, others don’t have any prior knowledge at all. I have to pre-assess each […]
How I Motivated Students to Learn Their Alphabet Letters with Reward Tags & Books

Let’s face it, learning 26 letters and their sounds can be a daunting task for young children. Even though at 4-6 years old they are in the middle of a language explosion and their minds are like sponges, it is still a lot to learn and process. This is why I love to reward and […]