{"product_id":"alphabet-finger-tracing-rainbow-writing","title":"Alphabet Finger Tracing \u0026 Rainbow Writing","description":"\u003cp\u003eStudents require alphabetic knowledge in order to embark on the process of learning to read, spell and write. However, rather than letter naming ability, letter sound knowledge is the more important variable for entry into literacy learning. For example:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn order to spell the basic word ‘dog’ a student must first ‘sound-out’ (or phonemically segment) ‘d’, ‘oh’, ‘g’ and then the student must recall and apply in the correct order the alphabet symbols.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn order to read the word ‘sun’ a student must recognise each letter symbol and convert each symbol into the correct sound ‘s’, ‘uh’, ‘n’ and then the student must blend the sounds together (phonemic blending ability).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn neither of the above early spelling and reading processes did alphabetic letter naming come into the equation. \u003cem\u003eAlphabet Finger Tracing and Rainbow Writing\u003c\/em\u003e for 4 to 5 year olds aims to establish a strong alphabet sound ability for early literacy through a multi-sensory approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMulti-sensory alphabet learning:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eStudents kinaesthetically feel what their mouth is doing when they produce the letter sounds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eStudents see what their mouths look like when their mouths produce the letter sound (via the visual representation of the mouth on each page).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eStudents also visually connect a core picture\/word with the letter sound (e.g. ‘mix’, ‘teeth’ and ‘snake’).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eFrom an auditory (and phonemic awareness) perspective students identify the initial sound in simple target words (e.g. teeth starts with a ‘t’).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eStudents form the letters with correct starting points and while simultaneously chanting the cues that assist correct formation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eCreated by Occupational therapists and speech pathologists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eTwo levels of verbal formation cues.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e26 x A4 colour double sided alphabet formation cards.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ciframe width=\"777\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ulqg_vPasT0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"PLD Literacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53559154213137,"sku":"PLD-CCaft","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/7786\/8817\/files\/PLD-CCaft.png?v=1778758536","url":"https:\/\/www.teachersuperstore.com.au\/products\/alphabet-finger-tracing-rainbow-writing","provider":"Teacher Superstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}