By reading and rereading simple text with pictures, children will:

• see and hear the names of the letters.

• hear the most common sound each letter represents.

• see pictured objects with names.

Good alphabet books include:

• uppercase and lowercase letters presented in pairs.

• left-to–right and top-to-bottom movement across each page.

• rhyming patterns that make reading fun and memorable.

• letter-to-picture connections to keep young readers interested.

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