Learning the names of the alphabet was one of the last lessons we introduced to the preschool/kindergarten class. The sounds of the letters of the alphabet were introduced first. This approach seemed to help especially children with delayed speech.
Dr. Maria Montessori was an always observing how all children learn. I’m always astounded at her insight.
Some children have trouble with the transition of reading phonetic words to non-phonetic words. Here are some ideas that might help.
Montessori Word List for Reading, Spelling and Writing
Phonogram words are taught to make reading and spelling easier for children. They are basically the exception to the rule of phonetic words.
Here is a list of phonogram words to help teach fluent reading, spelling and writing.
It is helpful to have a phonetic word list for spelling, reading and writing.
Here is the phonetic word list we used in our classroom.
The earth moves constantly. Sometimes it moves suddenly causing an earthquake.
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Lots of Snow this Spring in the Rockies!
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