Once book reading is commonplace in your child’s life, you will notice that they begin to recognize all letters can take two forms: capital and lower-case. In the early stages of reading it’s not important to explain when and why capital letters are used. However, as your child takes notice you should take the opportunity to introduce the rules of using capital letters vs. lower-case.
If you want to introduce this concept early, invest in alphabet cards that can be mounted to your child’s wall, much like those seen in kindergarten classes. These are helpful because they show the capital and lower-case letter next to each other, so if your child knows form of the letter they can deduce that the other letter is the same. There are also fun, colorful pictures to illustrate the letters so they make fun and useful room decorations!
Any other tips or ideas for teaching children the difference between capitals and lower-case letters? Let me know in the comments section:)
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