Author Question: How might early childhood teachers introduce young children to the letters of the alphabet? What ... (Read 112 times)

Starlight · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

How might early childhood teachers introduce young children to the letters of the alphabet?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What does research show about the more frequent reading of informational texts?

a. students learn more in the content areas
b. students make better progress in literacy than a program focused primarily on literary texts
c. students do not do as well in language arts and literacy because they are only learning content
d. boys will outperform girls

momo1250 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 20, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Some readers probably learned the names of the letters of the alphabet by singing the alphabet song. Today, the value of this activity gets mixed reviews. Some readers probably learned the names of the letters of the alphabet by studying a different letter each week. This approach receives some criticism today. Early childhood teachers should teach their young learners the names of the letters through explicit instruction. A teacher should remember that most children will not know the names of all the letters of the alphabet before they recognize and read whole words. A skillful teacher can link children's attention to highly meaningful words and key letters simultaneously.

Answer to Question 2

b