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Alphabet Knowledge and Young Children

"The ability to name the letters of the alphabet during preschool and kindergarten is a well-established predictor of children’s later literacy skills." Piasta, Petscher & Justice, 2012

 

What We Know | Activities | Special Needs

What We Know

Age Level

Alphabet Knowledge and Early Literacy
0-5 years
Developing Early Literacy Skills: A Meta-Analysis of Alphabet Learning and Instruction
3-6 years
Phonics, Phonological Awareness and the Alphabet
3-5 years
Phonological Awareness Training plus Letter Knowledge Training
0-8 years
Teaching Alphabet Knowledge
3-5 years
The Alphabetic Principle
3-5 years
Enhancing Alphabet Knowledge Instruction: Research Implications and Practical Strategies for Early Childhood Educators
3-5 years
Increasing Young Children's Contact with Print During Shared Reading: Longitudinal Effects on Literacy Achievement
3-5 years
Print Referencing During Read-Alouds: A Technique for Increasing Emergent Readers’ Print Knowledge
3-5 years
N is for Nonsensical
3-5 years

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Activities

Age Level

Learning Letters and Sounds (podcast)
3-5 years
Linking letter Sounds to Pictures: A is for Apple (podcast)
3-5 years
Speech-to-print Connections (webinar)
3-6 years
Baby–Letter Knowledge (video)
0-3 years
Alphabet Knowledge Activities
3-5 years
Letters and Symbols are Everywhere
1-3 years
Classroom Strategies for Teaching the Alphabet
3-5 years
Alphabet Recognition Activities
3-5 years
Self-Guided Learning Module for Literacy-Rich Environments
0-5 years
Using a Picture Word Wall (video)
3-5 years
Learning Letter Names
3-5 years
Using Children’s Names
3-5 years

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Special Needs

Age Level

Understanding the Development of Alphabet Knowledge in At-Risk Populations: The Influence of Pre-Literacy Skills
3-7 years
Teaching the Alphabet for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities (module)
0-8 years
Screening for Reading Problems in Preschool and Kindergarten: An Overview of Select Measures
4-6 years
English Language Learners and the Five Essential Components of Reading Instruction
3-8 years
Eight Strategies for Preschool ELLs’ Language and Literacy Development
3-5 years