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Letters	Locate upper case letters	Locate lower case letters	Name upper case letters	Name lower case letters	Locate Sound	Name Sound	Linking Word
Aa
Bb
Cc
Dd
Ee
Ff
Gg
Hh
Ii
Jj
Kk
Ll
Mm
Nn
Oo
Pp
Qq
Rr
Ss
Tt
Uu
Vv
Ww
Xx
Yy
Zz

Call over your littlest buckaroo and do this mini quiz. You will be surprised what you will learn about your child's letter and sound knowledge. Take it with you to your next parent teacher conference. Your child's teacher will think you are the best parent ever.


Are you wondering why there are columns for locating and naming letters and sounds?  Most kids can locate letters and sounds but have a more difficult time naming them.  So here is my thought.  (Don't forget to send your penny)


Locating Letters


Place about 5 magnetic letters out on the table.


T     C     Z     O     R


Ask the child to find the R, record with a check if correct.  If the answer is incorrect, record the incorrect response in the box.


Replace the R with another letter.  Continue asking the child to locate the letter you ask for and record the child's response.  Keep replacing the letters after each response.  Be careful not to place similar letters next to each other.  Example: C, O


Naming Letters


Place 5 magnetic letters on the table  and ask the child to name each letter. Replace each letter so five letters are always on the table. Record the correct or incorrect answer.


Naming Sounds


Place one letter down at a time and ask the child to say the sound it makes.  Record the correct or incorrect answer.


Locating Sounds


Place 5 magnectic letters on the table.  You say the sound of one of the letters and have the child point to the letter that makes that sound.  Record their responses.


Linking Words


Say, "This is the letter B, B is for b______." 


You are telling the child the name of the letter and the sound the letter makes.  We are wanting to know if the child can give us a word for that letter.  If the child says, "B is for baby," write the word "baby" in the linking word box. This activity will come in handy while making those ABC books we talked about in an earlier post.


Remember........ singing your ABC's doesn't mean you know your ABC's.  I think you will find this form very interesting.  This form helps us to see that kids can know their letters and sounds in more than one way.  Update this form every 2 weeks.  Take it to your parent teacher conference and compare notes.  Your child's teacher will be very impressed.


Happy Trails,
Mrs. B.