{"product_id":"preparing-for-the-alphabet","title":"Preparing for the Alphabet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePreparing for the Alphabet\u003c\/em\u003e is designed for students aged 4 to 5 and sets about the basics required for pre-literacy. The explicit 5 minute sessions contain an outline of instructions and guidelines on how to effectively teach initial sound awareness. These instructions can form the basis of assistant and parent education. When \u003cem\u003ePreparing for the Alphabet\u003c\/em\u003e is used in conjunction with \u003cem\u003ePLD’s Pre-Literacy Screening\u003c\/em\u003e this forms a significant component in a school’s early intervention strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChildren require the phonemic awareness skill of initial sound awareness in order to fully understand the alphabetic system. Why? When children are conscious of single sounds (i.e. they can ‘hear’ and ‘say’ the beginning sounds in words) only then does the alphabetic system make sense; as the alphabetic symbols represent sounds (or phonemes) in words. For example; When a child can identify that ‘sun’ starts with a ‘sssss’ and ‘tap’ starts with a ‘t’ it is then an ideal time to introduce the alphabetic symbols that correspond with the sounds that the child is aware of. Too often the alphabet is introduced without any explicit attention to initial sound awareness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis must-have resource includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eInstructions that provide clear guidelines on how to effectively teach initial sound awareness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eScreening tool to determine readiness for an alphabet program\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e27 x mouth cards for continuant sounds with 120 x small activity picture cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e16 x mouth cards for stop sounds with 72 small activity picture cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LE6tdqc4d4g\" width=\"777\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PLD Literacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53559156506897,"sku":"PLD-CCpfa","price":82.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/7786\/8817\/files\/PLD-CCpfa.png?v=1778758606","url":"https:\/\/www.teachersuperstore.com.au\/products\/preparing-for-the-alphabet","provider":"Teacher Superstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}