Alphabet

We have been working for quite some time with Ellie trying to help her remember her letter sounds. We've had pretty limited success until this last week. Previously we used the LeapFrog fridge letters, which Ellie occasionally played with, but they didn't really register as something she was supposed to remember. We also have frequently done flashcards, focusing on four letters for a few days, but she has rarely remembered them longterm. The most success we've had is in using people's names for the letters (R is for Roger, G is for Gabe, etc.), but Ellie struggled to separate the R from the Roger (R wasn't R, but it was Roger, which obviously would make things pretty confusing later when trying to read Wendy Oscar Roger David Sarah).

Last week Kim purchased The Letter Factory and Ellie has been watching it every day for a week. I'm proud to say that she has almost got her letters down (except for U and Y, as you can see). The video has an approach that works really well for her social personality. Each letter in the show has its own personality and is doing something with all its like-letter friends (the Ds are all playing drums, going Deh Deh Deh on the drums, the Hs are all in a hot room drinking lemonade panting, etc.). She's made some great progress!

I asked her if she wanted to make a video and send it to someone, and she said she wanted to show "TT" (my sister-in-law, Toria) how she could do her letters. That video was long and painful, so this is the second try for Haley.