Simply Clap out while saying the words, “ug-ly” 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 ‘ŭ’ sound comes from deep in the throat and tongue down.

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:

  he is an ugly grayish green slimy monster. Yet, he has a beautiful smile. But, he is able to smile so big that it hides what he looks like. [Say sound prompt.]

• The Small Letter:

  he too is ugly too but also with a beautiful smile. He tried to smile so big to hide all of him, but wasn’t able too. So, standing behind him is a line of his grayish green slimy little body. [Say sound prompt.]