Learning letters is just one part of a well rounded literacy curriculum.
Learning the names of alphabet letters—like all early
learning—is best done in the context of what is meaningful
to young children.
For young children, it is the letters of their own names
that have the most meaning for them. From recognizing
those special letters, they go on to recognize the letters in
the names of their friends and other meaningful print in
their environment.
Research shows that for most children, associating
names and sounds with the alphabet comes before conventional
reading. However, this finding does not mean that
letter names should be drilled into young children. There
are far more effective and enjoyable ways for children to
learn about letters.
There are many wonderful ways to foster letter and sound recognition
in the classroom. In addition to many ways to use
children’s names to teach letters, ideas included activities
focusing on letter attributes, letter sets , phonics and pho-
nological awareness. Following are some recommended
books about names as well as some popular alphabet
books.
Children’s Literature and Alphabet Books
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
A Porcupine Namesd Fluffy by Helen Lester and Lynn
Munsinger
Mary Wore Her Red Dress and Henry Wore His Green
Sneakers by Merle Peek
The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi
A Perfect Name by Charlene Costanza
Butterfly Alphabet by Kjell Bloch Sanved
Little Tex’s ABC’s by Jill Pierce
Dr. Seuss’s ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book by Dr. Seus
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