Phonics Reading Pro has noticed that parents are often the first to see when their children 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. Just make sure this is in conjunction to when your child’s teacher is doing the same.
If you want to introduce this concept early in your at-home phonics reading practice, 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 the form of the letter in lower case they can deduce that the other capital letter is the same. There are also fun, colorful pictures to illustrate the letters so they make fun and useful room decorations! Why not use these tools as tools for your child’s early lessons in phonics reading?
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