Introducing Print Awareness: Letter by Letter Sound by Sound

This book provides a structured means of introducing the concept of letters representing the sounds that make up words. Each of the 26 letters of the alphabet is presented in both upper and lower case along with its finger spelling. Sounds associated with letters are carefully presented. A detailed explanation telling how each sound is produced, along with a diagram showing the mouth formation, is given for each consonant and short vowel sound.

Words beginning with each sound/letter are pictured showing up to 20 pictures for each sound.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I Introducing Sounds and Letters

Letters and Sounds

• A, the /a/ sound
• N, the /n/ sound
• B, the /b/ sound
• O, the /o/ sound
• C, the /c/ sound
• P, the /p/ sound
• D, the /d/ sound
• Q, the /q/ sound
• E, the /e/ sound
• R, the /r/ sound
• F, the /f/ sound
• S, the /s/ sound
• G, the /g/ sound
• T, the /t/ sound
• H, the /h/ sound
• U, the /u/ sound
• I, the /i/ sound
• V, the /v/ sound
• J, the /j/ sound
• W, the /w/ sound
• K, the /k/ sound
• X, the /x/ sound
• L, the /l/ sound
• Y, the /y/ sound
• M, the /m/ sound
• Z, the /z/ sound

Matching Upper and Lower Case Letters

Upper/Lower Case Letters in Proper Names

Part II Associating Sounds, Letters & Words

Picture Sound/Letter/Word Games and Activities

Listen and Think! Using Sounds as Clues

Final Sounds in Words

Middle Sounds in Words

Part III Sequencing Sounds and Letters in Words

Instructions

Consonant-Vowel-Consonant Words, Picture Cards