ALPHABET ANSWERS
26 Ways to Know & Do What Works First in Teaching & Learning Language

Authors: Elaine Kirn-Rubin & Arthur E. Rubin

Suitable for: K-8, Secondary, Young Adult, Adult; Pre-Literate to New Readers; Basic to Beginning Language Learners 

What It Is:  An 80-page comprehensive source of 26 Game and activity ideas, A to Z.  "Everything to Know (Now) about Teaching & Learning Alphabetic Writing Systems." 

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Why You Need It: New readers at any age, learners of English as a Second or Foreign Language, and everyone that studies or works with printed or hand-written English need to know and experience the names of the 26 letters and their order in the alphabet. Then they'll be able to:  

• understand oral spelling—and spell aloud 

• write down letters and words from dictation, oral reading, or speech

• look up items in dictionaries or other alphabetized sources quickly

• alphabetize for personal, educational, real-life, and work purposes

• differentiate between letters and sounds in reading, phonics, and pronunciation 

• improve language ability without stress--through enjoyable and motivating activities, games, and puzzles

• use knowledge of how systems work to streamline language learning

What It Does: 

Offers 26 effective sets of lessons, activities, and/or games requiring little or no preparation

Explains why and how to teach the forms, names, and order of the letters in the English alphabet

Starts with basics; progresses to techniques that work with most learning styles

Adds variety, motivation, energy, cooperation, and competition to language classrooms, tutoring situations, learning groups, and/or individual study

Includes reproducible classroom-ready materials and website referrals