Simply Clap out while saying the words, “Pee - Yoo” 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 ‘p’ sound comes from air pushed through tight folded over lips when mouth quickly opens.

The throat stays calm and still with the 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:

  kneels down and puts her foot in the back so that her toes don’t get stepped on. If she stood up sh would be MUCH taller than all to other capital letter because she is a very tall and lovely long leg! [Say sound prompt.]

• The small Letter:

  she wants to look as tall and as long as she can be. This is why she stands straight as she possibly can to be a lovely long leg. [Say sound prompt.]

Remember that sometimes, the small letter Ll can get confused with the Capital letter Ii when he decides to not show folks how wide he is!