Parent/Instructor Guide
Before beginning the learning adventure with your student in Letters to Language™: Making Sense of the Alphabet, please take a few minutes to go through this section—it is designed just for you.
“When learning is fun, a lot of learning gets done!”
To become a more positive and powerful source of support in a student’s learning often requires a shift in how we view learning itself—sometimes even letting go of old ideas about what learning “should” look like.
In Letters to Language™ (LtL), learning is approached as a joyful, meaningful experience—a wonderful opportunity to grow in knowledge, confidence, and self-expression.
LtL provides many proven, fun, and effective ways to build a strong foundation for decoding, writing, and spelling. It demonstrates how learning can be both highly effective and deeply enjoyable when imagination, creativity, empathy, and multiple learning modalities are used together.
As a parent or instructor, your role is to help create a positive, encouraging environment where the student can explore, discover, and grow.
Learning in Letters to Language™ should always be experienced as joyful and engaging—never as a punishment.
Letters to Language™ helps transform the love you have for your child into a love of learning that they can carry for life.
Roles
The LtL Videos Teach
Lessons are carefully sequenced so each builds on the one before.
The videos guide the learning—introducing concepts through engaging, multi-sensory instruction.
The Parent/Instructor Supports
Your role is to facilitate, support and reinforce—helping your student stay engaged through simple prompts and activities.
The Student Learns
The student learns by watching, interacting, and participating—building understanding through experience.
Color, Write & Practice
After each letter lesson, the student uses the Letters to Language™ Practice Coloring Book to:
Color the matching illustration
Practice forming the letter
This helps strengthen understanding through visual and hands-on experience.
Play, Prompt & Reinforce
After each review, the parent/instructor uses the Reinforcing Materials (Parent/Instructor Manual) to:
Guide simple activities
Use Power Prompts™
Reinforce what the student has learned
These moments help deepen understanding through interaction and play.
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
The LtL Learning Power
A quick overview of the learning approaches that make this program so powerful.
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 Building Handwriting Skills
Guidance for left- and right-handed learners, proper pencil grip, and correct letter stroke sequencing using LtL prompts.
Breathing Focus
Three simple breathing techniques are used as grounding exercises at the beginning of each lesson. These help students learn how to calm themselves, increase focus, and become more ready to learn.
Students discover that there are simple ways to regain calmness, feel peaceful, and improve self-control.
You are welcome to use these techniques for yourself and your family as part of everyday life—supporting inner peace, self-control, and positive interactions.
Want more tools like these?
Explore Think about Thinking™—a collection of resources designed to build calm, focus, and emotional strength.
Visit ThinkAboutThinking.com
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How to Use LtL — Parent/Instructor Guide
Time: 11:28
LtL LEARNING POWER
Time: 4:3O
LtL Power Prompts™
Time: 4:11
BUILDING HANDWRITING SKILLS
Time: 3:44
WHAT’S NEXT…
REQUIRED PREPARATION:
Learning environment set
Letters to Language™ Practice/Coloring Book
Crayons and pencil/pen
Video ready
Purchase: LtL Practice Coloring Book (if not already obtained)
Banners printed
Print student’s name in their own book