Did you know our code is based on 44 sounds, not 26 letters? I think beginning with letter-sounds is a great way to teach our kiddos the code because if we BEGIN with letter sounds instead of letter names, the nature of how our code works will become much easier for kids to deduce. https://readingsimplified.com/how-the-alphabet-done-you-wrong/ | Reading Simplified

The alphabetic principle is the concept that our written language is a code for sounds. 🔈 The first step to reading is recognizing that a code exists to help us read and that this code is a code of sound-symbol associations. Visit readingsimplified.com/paving-the-way-for-the-alphabetic-principle/ for more. | Reading Simplified