{"id":418,"date":"2021-08-13T04:15:46","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T11:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/?p=418"},"modified":"2023-01-13T02:47:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T09:47:10","slug":"english-sounds-and-letters-for-children-how-to-tame-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/english-sounds-and-letters-for-children-how-to-tame-them\/","title":{"rendered":"English sounds and letters for children. How to \u201ctame\u201d them?"},"content":{"rendered":"  <section class=\"section blogHeader\" id=\"blogHeader-block_a420ae544121e1cd42a2f25193c29d19\">\n      <div class=\"blogHeader__wrapper\">\n                              <div class=\"blogHeader__image\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/novakid-baner.webp\" class=\"glightbox\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/novakid-baner.webp\" alt=\"Girl in headphones\" class=\"blogHeader__imageItem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/novakid-baner-300x170.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/novakid-baner-1024x580.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/novakid-baner-768x435.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/novakid-baner.webp 1200w\" style=\"width:100%; aspect-ratio:1024\/580;\"> \n              <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n          \n      <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n      <section class=\"blogContentTable\" data-toc-section>\n        <input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"blogTocToggle\" class=\"blogContentTable__toggle\" \/>\n        <label for=\"blogTocToggle\" class=\"blogContentTable__header\">\n            <span class=\"blogContentTable__heading\">\n                Table of contents            <\/span>\n            <span class=\"blogContentTable__arrow\"><\/span>\n        <\/label>\n        <div class=\"blogContentTable__wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"blogContentTable__heading blogContentTable__heading--sidebar\">\n                Table of contents            <\/div>\n            <ol class=\"blogContentTable__list\">\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Tip #1. Correct English does not start with the alphabet.<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Tip #2. The names of the letters and their sequence are secondary.<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Tip #3. Vowels \u2013 last of all.<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Tip #4. Fairy tale comes to us!<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Tip #5. Play, play, play.<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Tip #6. Creativity is our everything.<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Tip #7. Learning in close cooperation.<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ol>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <script>\n        \/\/ Use DOMContentLoaded for faster TOC initialization\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {\n            const tocSection = document.querySelector('[data-toc-section]');\n            if (!tocSection) return;\n\n            const headings = document.querySelectorAll('.blogHeadingText');\n            const tableContainer = tocSection.querySelector('.blogContentTable__list');\n            if (!tableContainer) return;\n\n            \/\/ Clear the container\n            tableContainer.innerHTML = '';\n\n            \/\/ Count valid headings with h2\n            let validHeadingsCount = 0;\n\n            \/\/ For each heading, create an item in the table of contents\n            headings.forEach((heading, index) => {\n                const h2 = heading.querySelector('h2');\n                if (!h2) return;\n\n                validHeadingsCount++;\n                const title = h2.textContent.trim();\n                const itemHtml = `<li><a href=\"#${heading.id}\">${title}<\/a><\/li>`;\n                tableContainer.innerHTML += itemHtml;\n            });\n\n            \/\/ Hide TOC if no valid headings found\n            if (validHeadingsCount === 0) {\n                tocSection.style.display = 'none';\n            }\n            \n            \/\/ Dispatch custom event to notify that TOC is ready\n            document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('tocReady'));\n        });\n    <\/script>\n  \n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogText\" id=\"blogText-block_3a1039bfa4ac27ccca42254a08bbc0e5\">\n    <div class=\"blogText__wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"blogText__content\">\n            <p>The things parents do to teach their children the English alphabet! The most \u201cnon-working\u201d techniques:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>print the English alphabet out and learn it<\/li>\n<li>print the English alphabet with transcription<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Transcription is even more difficult than the alphabet itself, so to quickly learn the English alphabet, these techniques are replaced with similar ones:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>write the English alphabet with letters in your language<\/li>\n<li>print the English alphabet out with transcription in your language<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many people try somehow to diversify purely mechanical memorisation and then use the following methods:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>listen to the alphabet songs in English<\/li>\n<li>watch the alphabet videos and cartoons<\/li>\n<li>make cards with the English alphabet<\/li>\n<li>print out writing books with English letters for children<\/li>\n<li>use online tools to memorise English letters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The way the alphabet is taught in most schools, where children aged 7-8 begin to learn English, is not even worth remembering. It is enough to mention that many schoolchildren at the age of 9 or 10 can read in English provided that English words are written in their native language\u2019s letters!<\/p>\n<p>In article (first long read), we tried to bust the existing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/english-alphabet-for-kids-easy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>myths about learning the English alphabet<\/strong><\/a>. Now we are going to tell you how to arrange the ABC to learn in such a way that it is fascinating and effective and forms (has) a solid base for further development of quality reading and writing skills.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_deafa936ffa13adba19e0bb4202a2503\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_deafa936ffa13adba19e0bb4202a2503\">\n                Tip #1. Correct English does not start with the alphabet.            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p>No, no, no! First of all, this is because language is live communication. It is oral by nature; we hear it, listen to it and use it to express our thoughts, desires and intentions. Oral communication is the most important function of any language. No matter what age you start learning a language \u2013 an oral, introductory course should be most important. It goes without saying when teaching English to children:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Firstly, the oral course removes psychological barriers.<\/li>\n<li>Secondly, there is an immersion in the language environment, i.e. the brain gets a command to listen, hear and remember.<\/li>\n<li>Thirdly, students immediately begin to perceive English sounds; they learn the correct phonetic image of words, which will be very important later when getting acquainted with the written image.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_643405a33e1eb98da987921b73c2c264\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_643405a33e1eb98da987921b73c2c264\">\n                Tip #2. The names of the letters and their sequence are secondary.            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p>Yes, yes, yes! The English alphabet, which is learned and sung in all kinds of ways, is just for the sake of appearances; this is just an indicator of a good memory. The most important thing is to teach phonics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em><strong>Phonics is a learning technique that helps children learn to match phonemes (sounds) and letters.<\/strong><\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The introduction and remembering of phonics sounds and their letter equivalents are based on the material learnt during the introductory course and the experience of live communication. It is important to establish strong associations between a sound, letter and a word, so the phonics you present should always be contextualised; for example, \u201cddd-dog\u201d, \u201cDd\u201d is not just a single letter but a sound that \u201cdog\u201d or \u201cduck\u201d start with.<\/p>\n<p>First of all, you present a picture with a word, then you say the word, after that you highlight the needed sound, and then show the letter. You can say several words and ask students to find the same sound.<\/p>\n<p>Introduction of phonics, if your students want it and are ready for it, can start at the age of 5, and children of 6-7 years old easily learn both phonics and letters. The number of sound-letter combinations presented at a time is individual, but 3-5 at a time is quite acceptable.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_9fabcbfa45e9266294e471425f5fde0f\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_9fabcbfa45e9266294e471425f5fde0f\">\n                Tip #3. Vowels \u2013 last of all.            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p>Vowels are the most insidious \u201cinhabitants\u201d of the English alphabet; there are only 6 of them, but 6 letters give\u2026 20 sounds! Just compare, 20 consonants give only 24 sounds. Since the vowels are so insidious, then we will start making friends with them much later. At first, you can perfectly do without them! How is it possible?! It is very easy ? Remember that the ancient Phoenicians had no vowels in the alphabet, and they somehow managed to do without them! All the time! We will do the same only at the beginning ?<\/p>\n<p>It is important to teach a child not only to see and correctly name the letter-sound combinations but also to analyse the sound composition by ear. This transition point is often omitted, and sometimes you start reading immediately after the letters are learnt. Children have excellent visual memory. They can easily remember the sounding and spelling but do not divide words into sounds and sentences into words, i.e. without an intermediate training stage, the ability to identify individual units of sound and spelling will not be formed.<\/p>\n<p>Before learning to read, you need to learn to hear and relate what you hear to what you write. And here, the knowledge acquired during the speaking course goes to the rescue. You can learn to hear consonant sounds by using the names of colours (red, blue, green), numbers, animals (cat, dog, fox, etc.), and common action verbs (run, jump, swim, sing, dance, etc.). These words are easily and quickly learnt by children, and one cannot speak English without them. Tasks with pictures (\u201clisten and point\u201d) or matching and circling (\u201clisten and match\u201d or \u201clisten and circle\u201d) are the best for practising sound-letter combinations. And we do not need vowels at all!<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_84b6ece87725fd1ade09fb49da4479d5\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_84b6ece87725fd1ade09fb49da4479d5\">\n                Tip #4. Fairy tale comes to us!            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p>How to start learning English letters and sounds with children? The English alphabet has 26 letters. It is less than in some other languages. Still, it\u2019s a lot. At the beginning of learning, a child will perceive it as something new and will definitely be interested, so drawing attention to the process and keeping it will not cause any difficulties. But later, by the middle of the alphabet, the interest can significantly fade, and by the end, it will disappear at all. What should we do? Tell tales, of course! Which tales? About the alphabet and its inhabitants!<\/p>\n<p>You can make a house and gradually \u201csettle\u201d the learned letters there.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogImage\" id=\"blogImage-block_0ad3d799053944309ef57f0c5c2526d6\">\n    <div class=\"blogImage__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogImage__image\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Rw-yDd66dVQPFAYfJSMPpbLf-W4_aM7Myi_0T9wtLV41gBROSGV_tlSFxBmQMoBjrCNwtMut8k7pDdApeofVsO095JqY51z3EYtqnL9EtAaGuycFA12v2xrE3OGT3cTXAPKJg-0.png\" class=\"glightbox\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Rw-yDd66dVQPFAYfJSMPpbLf-W4_aM7Myi_0T9wtLV41gBROSGV_tlSFxBmQMoBjrCNwtMut8k7pDdApeofVsO095JqY51z3EYtqnL9EtAaGuycFA12v2xrE3OGT3cTXAPKJg-0.png\" alt=\"Paper houses for letters\" class=\"blogImage__imageItem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Rw-yDd66dVQPFAYfJSMPpbLf-W4_aM7Myi_0T9wtLV41gBROSGV_tlSFxBmQMoBjrCNwtMut8k7pDdApeofVsO095JqY51z3EYtqnL9EtAaGuycFA12v2xrE3OGT3cTXAPKJg-0-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Rw-yDd66dVQPFAYfJSMPpbLf-W4_aM7Myi_0T9wtLV41gBROSGV_tlSFxBmQMoBjrCNwtMut8k7pDdApeofVsO095JqY51z3EYtqnL9EtAaGuycFA12v2xrE3OGT3cTXAPKJg-0.png 410w\" >\n                <div class=\"glightbox__zoom\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/icons\/search.svg\" alt=\"Zoom icon\" class=\"style-svg\">\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogText\" id=\"blogText-block_7b56d03eaeba1d894872b76332daaea7\">\n    <div class=\"blogText__wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"blogText__content\">\n            <p>You can create short stories with letters as main characters and act them out. Or create short stories where the names of all the characters start with certain letters, and something interesting happens to them.<\/p>\n<p>The chosen strategy will determine whether to present the letters in order or group them depending on the situation (the story content). Whatever way you choose, the main thing is the emotional and visual impact on a child, the ability to show creativity, fine motor skills, speaking and play activity.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_063cadcdf216cff166ef90f866f51ddc\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_063cadcdf216cff166ef90f866f51ddc\">\n                Tip #5. Play, play, play.            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p>Regardless of the age at which the child begins to learn the alphabet, the process of memorisation should in no case be boring. Sit, watch and repeat \u2013 this is not about children! All types of activity should be included in the learning process \u2013 speaking, motor, creative and, of course, play. Do not forget to embrace all four types of memory \u2013 visual, auditory, motor and tactile. Children should be able to see the letters, touch them, draw them and hear and sing sounds. And in order to remember letters and sounds, you need to play with them!<\/p>\n<p>The most popular games for learning the English alphabet are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lotto (bingo)<\/li>\n<li>Dominoes<\/li>\n<li>What\u2019s missing?<\/li>\n<li>Fishing<\/li>\n<li>Hide and seek<\/li>\n<li>Guess the letter<\/li>\n<li>Memory<\/li>\n<li>Path<\/li>\n<li>Hungry dragon<\/li>\n<li>Puzzles<\/li>\n<li>Mazes<\/li>\n<li>Snakes and Ladders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Game tasks for memorising the alphabet will not let your child get bored! Want to know more? Read about ____ (Alphabet: How to)<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_660cb7911bf1df6d358e5bfc332c8c44\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_660cb7911bf1df6d358e5bfc332c8c44\">\n                Tip #6. Creativity is our everything.            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p>Games are games, but all children are great creators! And the learning process lacking the development of fine motor skills is not learning. And, of course, do not forget about providing opportunities to unlock creative potential. How? Through learning letters, of course! We use any materials at hand and include children\u2019s favourite activities. It is so much fun to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make the letters of matches or grains.<\/li>\n<li>Make the letters of pasta.<\/li>\n<li>Make the letters of Lego pieces.<\/li>\n<li>Make the letters of paper.<\/li>\n<li>Draw the letters with your finger on the sand.<\/li>\n<li>Draw them in the form of\u2026 an animal and colour it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The best thing is to draw letters using associations. For example, \u201cSs\u201d is a snake; just add a tongue. Now it is crawling and hissing, \u201cSsssssssssssss\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And \u201cOo\u201d is an octopus; just add legs!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWw\u201d looks like a worm that has crawled out after the rain and is crawling slowly, \u201cwww\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can download the alphabet for children for free or make it yourself:<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogImage\" id=\"blogImage-block_15b96e0aea24ce0887b293d21827a32c\">\n    <div class=\"blogImage__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogImage__image\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nMs5kPHpo5mH4RTuxWbB-9SUWnaFC_2Nxqdom0R1X8iO_bH5WTF1stW7k8mTdpdS7I-Q9v0UzyxE_UgtQoge2pU9JpCLUyuT5hxAsjp9djFflVhvuFklFLQh0A3avr2B6KV7v4M.png\" class=\"glightbox\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nMs5kPHpo5mH4RTuxWbB-9SUWnaFC_2Nxqdom0R1X8iO_bH5WTF1stW7k8mTdpdS7I-Q9v0UzyxE_UgtQoge2pU9JpCLUyuT5hxAsjp9djFflVhvuFklFLQh0A3avr2B6KV7v4M.png\" alt=\"Alphabet\" class=\"blogImage__imageItem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nMs5kPHpo5mH4RTuxWbB-9SUWnaFC_2Nxqdom0R1X8iO_bH5WTF1stW7k8mTdpdS7I-Q9v0UzyxE_UgtQoge2pU9JpCLUyuT5hxAsjp9djFflVhvuFklFLQh0A3avr2B6KV7v4M-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nMs5kPHpo5mH4RTuxWbB-9SUWnaFC_2Nxqdom0R1X8iO_bH5WTF1stW7k8mTdpdS7I-Q9v0UzyxE_UgtQoge2pU9JpCLUyuT5hxAsjp9djFflVhvuFklFLQh0A3avr2B6KV7v4M.png 337w\" >\n                <div class=\"glightbox__zoom\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/icons\/search.svg\" alt=\"Zoom icon\" class=\"style-svg\">\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogText\" id=\"blogText-block_bfe5fcbf02eac222b68d6e0dd2481c07\">\n    <div class=\"blogText__wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"blogText__content\">\n            <p>Thus, they will remember both the sound and the letter, and a bright visual image will remain in their memory.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_1bdf894b08ce5c733d4bc8ad8f4fef68\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_1bdf894b08ce5c733d4bc8ad8f4fef68\">\n                Tip #7. Learning in close cooperation.            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p>Learning the alphabet is a great opportunity to practice live communication; it forms and develops interactive skills and abilities. Whatever exercises and tasks you use, you need to strive for a question-answer pattern of interaction with a child, supporting it by visual and practical activities.<\/p>\n<p>The closer the child\u2019s activities to his or her everyday life, the better the immersion in the English language will be, and the easier it will be to remember English letters and sounds! In this case, they will not become detached from the English language itself.<\/p>\n<p>How to do this? Very easy! You should say all requests and instructions in English.<\/p>\n<p>Note that there are 26 letters in the English alphabet, it will take at least 5-6 lessons to memorise them well, and 4 more lessons to work on the sound-letter combinations. If you plan your lessons with the use of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Presentation.<\/li>\n<li>Creative tasks.<\/li>\n<li>Drilling games.<\/li>\n<li>Dynamic activities for practice,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Children will quickly remember and use the phrases that they hear in the tasks.<\/p>\n<p>The child will easily learn the English alphabet and remember both the spelling of the letters and their sound if you approach this process creatively. Adding videos, songs and cartoons to the above tips and using a wide range of alphabet activities will make classes with a child fascinating and exciting. However, if parents still doubt their abilities, it is better to go to a language school such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Novakid Online English School for Children<\/strong><\/a>. Video lessons developed by experienced teachers are held in English \u2013 a child is immersed in the language environment from the very first seconds of the lesson. 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