Simply Clap out while saying the words, “run in re-verse” with your student.

It is best to use a mirror with your student to modeling the letter sound. This is to better ensure correct mouth formation. Focus on the dominant forming aspects for the sound, Placing your hand upon your throat enables you to feel if the sound is a vibrating one or not.

The ‘rrr’ (growling dog) sound comes from an open pursed mouth with a tight tongue arching in the back.

The throat vibrates with this sound.

(w/Alphabet Banner)

Parent/instructor first model pointing to by touching each letter as the song is being sung. This is a fun way of using rhythm to strengthen retaining the names of the letters while building an understanding of Alphabetical Order concept as well. Be sure to clarify each time by saying, “Let’s sing the names of the letters in alphabetical order.” After a while, when the student is able, he/she then becomes the pointer to each letter as they are being sung.

Role-playing enables one to feel the shape of each letter in one’s own body. Identifying to how the letter looks and emotionally feels is yet, another way for stimulating long-term memory retainment.

[Be sure to refer to the People Line Banner for directional understanding while pretending to be the letters.]

TIPS:

• The Capital Letter:

  now only runs towards the back after a scary incident with a growling dog. His arms fly in circles as his leg darts out in a stride. “On your mark, get set and GO!”- and he turns around an runs towards the back! [Say sound prompt.]

• The Small Letter:

  after hearing the growling dog story, he too now only runs in reverse. However,. he has to take great care with every step he takes because he has no arms. If he falls he has a heck of a time getting up. went to a special dentist that bent down his mouth and put braces on him. [Say sound prompt.]