The Alphabet

Naturally, before your child can learn to read, the alphabet must be mastered.
It is not necessary to teach all the letters of the alphabet prior to introducing word; however, your child simply must know the sounds thoroughly of all of the letters in each word you introduce.

Shall we begin?

In my method, I don't teach the alphabet straight through from a to z. Well, actually, I could, but this would be quite boring.
Imagine a five year old having to learn (by sight, sound, and name) 26 characters that he/she had never before seen. Now, imagine
that many of those characters look one way when hand written, and another way when typed, as in a book (a and g are 2 examples.)
Also, let's not forget that certain letters, like b, p, d, q, and p....well, you see the difficulty.
The bottom line is, it takes an awfully long time to get the letters right.
The simple truth is, your son or daughter is going to differentiate b and d alot easier one at a time, emphasized with "The Tale of the Boy and the Dog" then they are learning these letters simultaneously alongside 24 others.

Let's continue with our first lesson.