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Alphabetic knowledge

Along with letter names, the letter sounds are another key component of alphabetic skills. Children who already know their letter names learn the letter sounds more easily especially when the letters follow the acrophonic principle. This is when a letter’s name starts with the letter sound. For example, the letter /b/ starts with the /b/ sound. It is important for children to connect the visual letter to its corresponding sound. Knowing the letter name and sound is shown to help children write the letter. The ability of a child to write their name correctly is a good indicator of their emergent alphabetic skills. Children who can do this task will more likely know how to write other letters, know other letter names and sounds and have better phonological awareness.