Alphabet Anatomy: Meet the Lower Case Letters (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780990795216)

LETTER RECOGNITION -- the knowledge of letter names, sounds, and shapes -- is the best predictor of a child's future reading success! Alphabet Anatomy(R) makes that crucial early literacy skill simple, fun, and stress-free!

Our lovable letters are playfully personified with an innovative rhyme based on their unique graphic features. When reciting the rhymes, children seamlessly gain an auditory and visual picture of each letter's name, sound, and shape.

Meet letter a!

a is an acrobat aiming to ace

her back somersault with beauty and grace.

a - acrobat

Get the picture? LETTER RECOGNITION (name, sound, and shape) -- it's that easy!

An extra bonus is that each rhyme provides insight into the necessary handwriting strokes for proper letter formation. In several cases, the rhymes additionally provide left/right direction, which helps decrease backward letter writing and ease frustration.

Use the rhymes to facilitate letter recognition for preschoolers and as an educational tool through early school years to help teach more structured phonics and handwriting skills.

Nursery rhymes have always provided a multitude of early literacy benefits for children. Our book has a total of 26 alphabet rhymes that also help facilitate additional early learning skills in a playful way!

** Phonemic Awareness.

** Memory and Cognitive Development

** Language Development

** Social and Emotional Development

** Vocabulary Building

Helping children build a solid early literacy foundation sets them on the road to reading proficiency. We believe that every child deserves to attain that magical, fundamental skill!