Welcome Parents/Instructors
A Personal Note from LaVerne
I am so glad you are here.
This Parent/Instructor area was created for you as place to prepare and explore throughout your Letters to Language™ journey—to become familiar with the program, discover some of the ideas behind it, and find additional guidance whenever it would be helpful.
Think of this area as your own resource library, filled with explanations, demonstrations, and practical information you can draw upon throughout the program.
Browse. Watch whatever catches your interest. Become acquainted with the approach and enjoy discovering some of the thinking behind Letters to Language™. Everything here is available for you to explore at your own pace and return to whenever greater understanding or additional guidance would be helpful.
The program takes the lead in teaching, guiding each lesson and learning experience step by step. The Parent/Instructor Manual accompanies that journey, providing additional guidance and reinforcement along the way.
Your most important role is to share the experience, encourage discovery, reinforce understanding, and enjoy the learning journey alongside your student.
Warmly,
LaVerne
Support for Parent/Instructor
The short videos below will guide you step-by-step, giving you the knowledge and confidence to support your child as they move through the program.
Your role is simply to reinforce what is taught in the lessons—creating a positive, encouraging learning experience.
If you have any questions along the way, please feel free to reach out. LaVerne is here to help guide you.
HOW to USE — Parent/Instructor
Preparation • Steps • Applications
How to Use LtL — Parent/Instructor Guide
Time: 11:28
The LtL Learning Power
A quick overview of the learning approaches that make this program so powerful.
LtL LEARNING POWER
Time: 4:3O
LtL Power Prompts
Defining what these are and how to use these powerful tools to help your student remember each letter’s name, sound(s), and writing formation.
In the letter sections, demonstration videos and printable resources are provided for Parent/Instructor reference.
LtL Power Prompts™
Time: 4:11
LtL Building Handwriting Skills
Guidance for left- and right-handed learners, proper pencil grip, and correct letter stroke sequencing using LtL prompts.
BUILDING HANDWRITING SKILLS
Time: 3:44
Breathing Focus
Three simple breathing techniques are introduced as grounding exercises at the beginning of each lesson. They help students calm their bodies and minds, strengthen their focus, and become more prepared to learn.
Once learned, these techniques can be used during many moments in life to regain calm and respond with greater control over one’s emotions.
Helpful times to use them include:
Before taking a test
Before or during a challenging conversation
Whenever feelings of anxiety, anger, or fear arise
It would be my honor for these techniques to become part of everyday life for you and your family—supporting inner peace, self-control, and positive interactions. For many more effective ways to understand and guide thoughts, emotions, and actions, explore Think about Thinking™.”
— LaVerne
When Learning is fun, a lot of Learning gets done!
-LaVerne McGrath
How to Navigate the LtL Course
At the Course Beginning
Simply start with the “Let’s Begin” video and watch it completely.
Then scroll below each video lesson for the activities and supplemental information for that lesson.
At this point, you can stay and practice or leave and return later.
When you are ready for the next lesson, select -
This allows the course to automatically keep track of your progress and return you to where you left off.
Then continue through the lessons in alphabetical order, following this same simple process each time.
At the Course Completion
A little celebration is waiting at the finish line.
When your student completes Making Sense of the Alphabet™, a few special Graduation Gifts will be waiting.
After completing the final lesson, don’t forget to scroll below the video to the Parent & Instructor section. That’s where you’ll find the special Graduation Gifts link that begins the celebration. 🎓
A Gentle Pace Helps Learning Stick
Our brains are a little like sponges. A sponge absorbs water best when it has time to take it in. Learning benefits from that same kind of breathing room.
Children have natural periods of focused attention. Giving new learning time to settle helps understanding grow and makes it easier to remember and use what has been learned.
Pacing matters.
Every child is different, but as a general guide, we suggest completing about one new lesson every other day, with time between lessons to play with and reinforce what was learned.
Use those in-between times for practice—writing, Prompt Phrases™, role-playing the letter creatures, singing the songs, noticing letters and sounds throughout the day, and simply having fun with what your child is learning.
Give learning time to settle in. A comfortable pace provides time for understanding to deepen, skills to strengthen, and confidence to grow.
Letters to Language™ helps transform the love you have for your child into a love of learning that they can carry for life.