This Is A–Z for Mat Man® and Me

A–Z for Mat Man® and Me is a resource to teach alphabet knowledge through meaningful and engaging stories. This flexible program easily fits into your literacy block. It builds on and enhances how you are already teaching the alphabet.

Meaningful, engaging stories and activities help students learn letter forms, names, and sounds, with the ultimate goal of leading children toward reading comprehension.

• Diverse and relatable characters invite all readers to see themselves in books.

• Our award-winning Handwriting Without Tears® letter formation language is central. • An integrated focus includes both Letter Learning and Making Meaning instruction. • Social-emotional learning (SEL) themes in every story lend themselves to valuable classroom discussions. • Purposeful print and digital practice activities reinforce early literacy skills.

This Is A–Z for Mat Man® and Me!

Mat Man® and the Great Alphabet Parade Celebrate the joy of learning the alphabet and unlocking access to words in this vibrant read-aloud book. Children meet Mat Man, who cheerfully announces an assortment of balloons and characters marching along, each with a special connection to letters. This book launches learning in both foundational and language skills. It also prepares the class for reading the Student Letter Books.

Student Letter Books With 26 books, one for each letter of the alphabet, letter learning comes to life. An exemplar word and picture gives children a mental model for each letter sound. Each book includes several words and pictures that feature the target letter, and supports early literacy with short sentences of text on the bottom of the page.

A–Z for Mat Man® and Me Teacher’s Guide With six pages of instruction for each letter, including separate lessons for Letter Learning and Making Meaning, you’ll find a familiar Before, During, and After Reading model. Each lesson supports differentiation with ready-to-use prompts for Emergent and Developing Readers, as well as ELL Scaffolds and Multimodal Learning activities. Additional activities address Social-Emotional Learning, Phonological Awareness, and Phonics.

A–Z for Mat Man® and Me: Practice for Emerging Readers, and A–Z for Mat Man® and Me: Practice for Developing Readers Separate Practice Books for Developing and Emerging Readers provide meaningful and fun practice for Letter Learning and Meaning Making. Activities include the developmentally appropriate letter formation support from Handwriting Without Tears®, including gray strokes for tracing and double lines to assist with letter placement and size. Cumulative reviews help you track student progress.

A–Z for Mat Man® and Me Interactive Teaching Tool, and A–Z for Mat Man® and Me Student App The teacher dashboard provides direct access to everything you need to plan your lessons, assign Student Letter Books to children, and make the most of the books. Via the student app, children can read a Student Letter Book independently or use a read-aloud feature to follow along with the words as they are read aloud and highlighted. Activities provide valuable, playful practice for alphabet, comprehension, and SEL: the skills students are learning.