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Happy Home Learning!  The first skill your child needs to know is how to properly form the letters of the alphabet.  Many children create their own way to print; however, brain research is clear that learning the letters properly not only improves their writing, but also their reading skills.  Please schedule in 10 - 15 minutes each day during home learning to practice proper formation of letters.  I will email videos and useful tools to make this as pain free as possible.  Please keep in mind that printing is something that must be directly taught and is not something that children just learn to do on their own.  We have been practicing in school since September; however, many students are still not automatically forming their letters properly.

Verbal pathways will help your child remember how to print properly.  Your child must:

1.        Say it – “around like a c, close, down”

2.       Do it – print in the air while saying it at the same time

3.       Practice – using a crayon, pencil or any writing utensil while saying it at the same time

Every time they say or do, they repeat that verbal pathway.

Let’s focus on the lowercase first.