Simply Clap out while saying the word, “But- ter - fly” 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 ‘b’ sound comes from the lips folding over upon themselves and air being pushed out between them as the mouth opens

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:

  stands tall and love showing off her beautiful wings. She spreads them out in the back.  One on the top and one on the bottom. “Tah dah!” [Say sound prompt.]

• The Small Letter:

  used to look just like her parent -But then she  got extremely tired and ends up resting both of her wings on the bottom in the back. [Say sound prompt.]

  If there wings were in the front, they wouldn’t be able to see!