Letterland for everyone Children new to Letterland Any children in your class who have no prior knowledge of the Letterland system can be introduced swiftly to the a-z characters using the Letterland ABC Book the Letterland Living ABC Software or Alphabet Adventures Book. All they need is a superficial acquaintance with the characters and their sounds (at the start of every character’s name) in order to appreciate the Advanced stories. This is because most of the pictogram stories throughout Letterland revolve around the original a-z characters. As a result, children new to Letterland will find themselves rapidly learning ‘who’ the single letter characters are, and what sounds they make, on their way to learning their digraph sounds as well. Each new story provides a reason for the original Letterland characters to be changing their sounds whenever they ‘meet each other’ in a word.
Cross Curricular Links Letterland can easily be incorporated into all areas of the curriculum, helping to strengthen and develop the understanding of specific phonemes or spelling patterns. The use of art, craft, role-play, music and songs developed in the Primary Years Letterland Teacher’s Guide continues to contribute in the Advanced Teacher’s Guide to ensure that lessons are enjoyed and remembered. In Section 3 (Lesson Plans, pages 29-119), you will find various activities to link with specific phonemes. These activities combine a variety of different and important language skills with skills from other subject areas.
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