Letterland

[buds]

spring:

Hi buds


Thanks for ur reply.

You are welcome.

spring:

For e cards u mention iszt e first reading flashcard?

I do think it is, yes. But i see whether i can dig out mine to confirm.

spring:

If i buy e flashcards, do i stil need to buy e ABC book?

The cards feature all the lower case Letterland characters, if i do recall
correctly. Each card shows one side of the pictogram letter and the
reverse side shows the plain letter shape, so that with just a flick of the
card with your wrist, help to associate the characters with the actual
letter. So i would say the cards are used to introduce the Letterland
characters for young learners. From these characters the children begin
to learn the shape it takes after and also they sound the letters make....

The Letterland wall frieze should also help in this instance of introduction.

To my knowledge, the ABC book contains individual character stories
accompanied by colourful illustrations. For example...

\"Bouncy Ben is such a busy rabbit - busy bouncing his ball and playing
games, and busy bouncing into words too. Bouncy Ben and his two
brothers all live in a burrow near the Letterland bridge. Can you see
one of Ben's brothers peeping out of the burrow? Everyone likes to
watch Ben playing his favourite game. It is very clever. He balances a
ball on his head, right between this big brown ears....\" (etc)

In the pictures, the children can enjoy discovering numerous items
beginning with their sounds. This activity alone shows whether your
child can associate letter / character with its corresponding letter
sounds.

spring:

ermmmm..... can u advise me on how to carry out teaching her e introduction of letter sound n shape using letterland?

Yes, can. But i'll need to dig out the barangs (things) from my
resource cupboard to help you have a visual interpretation of
a lesson. It will benefit you better than having a typed script
on its own.

spring:

N for tracing, can i jus get those fr popular?

Tracing activities for finger tracing or for pre-writing?
If you have time, they can also be done on your own.
If no time to spare, those from Popular should suffice.

spring:

For e handwriting song, how does it help when it comes to tracing of letters?

As per the title of the audio cd itself, the Handwriting Songs assist
children with fun songs on how to trace / write the letter shapes in
the proper fashion. For example... for letter \"c\", the character is
Clever Cat. And i personally like this one.. It has a very cute
ring/tune to it.

\"Curve round Clever Cat's face to begin...\"
\"Then, gently tickle her under her chin...\"

The songs guide children to trace / write from top to bottom and
from left to right. Interesting technique and definitely catchy!

spring:

Sorri.... bombarding u with so many questions. :oops:

Yes! Yes! This is definitely bombarding boy! :!: Buutttt.... it's all for
good cause. As buds can tell how excited you are to learn. And for
that reason alone, buds will find time to share a lesson with you.

Look out for it!

[spring]

Hey buds,


Thanks for your reply! U r very detailed... yes u r right, im excited! Looking forward to your input ya....

[spring]

And for tracing, u mention finger tracing n pre writing, is it necessary to teach her both or jus pre writing?

[buds]

spring:

Hey buds,


Thanks for your reply! U r very detailed... yes u r right, im excited! Looking forward to your input ya....

Geez, spring...
You are making ME excited now..

[buds]

spring:

And for tracing, u mention finger tracing n pre writing, is it necessary to teach her both or jus pre writing?

Depends on how old your child is and how much you willing
to invest in these pre-writing and pre-reading materials for
your child. Did you mention how old your child was or did i
actually forget?

[mrswongtuition]

Pre-writing materials no need to invest much. All I did was get a nice big pen suitable for my boy to grip and hold properly. He does not like pencils as he often sees me using the pen and loves pens.


Print FREE worksheets online or just create your own. I did that to save money and I photocopy many sets because my boy likes to repeat and repeat and repeat something if he enjoys it. My maid will even take a drawing block, use pencil to lightly draw shapes for him to trace with a marker (he also loves markers, esp whiteboard markers).

Now we’re trying to let him get used to the idea of writing properly in a book. Got exercise books from popular (extra large squares). Starting off with him tracing the squares. Then moved to him drawing his own triangles and tracing circles which my maid drew for him in pencil.

Now he can write some alphabets on his own without help. Although not terribly perfect, but it’s still quite neat. We explicitly taught him how to write A - G by making him trace, then he figured out the other letters through looking at the letters & trying out. Of cos I correct him if he gets the strokes wrong, but other than that, he likes writing alot.

Before I knew about Letterland, I actually made up my own songs to teach him the strokes. I used XL square exercise books to teach him, without any fancy pictures. Like for ‘B’, we sang, "From the top to the bottom, jump back up and bounce & a bigger bounce!" Sometimes we use our fingers to draw in the air. Sometimes we use our feet to draw in the air. The most hilarious one was when my sis suggested to use to bum and he really tried.

Now he makes up his own songs to write the alphabets although he is taking phonics lessons using Letterland system.

[spring]

Depends on how old your child is and how much you willing

to invest in these pre-writing and pre-reading materials for
your child. Did you mention how old your child was or did i
actually forget?[quote]



My gal is 2yo. If the materials r worth buying, i wil definitely scrimp n save to get them. But… if u hav ideas of DIY these materials, pls tel me ya…cos im a sahm… no income lei…must spend wisely…hehe…

[sunset_dae]

Hi Buds


Sori, i was referring to switching him to letterland, not leapfrog..
How is the letter L and F pronounced in montessori?
He is learning phonics in school where they teach him \"L\" pronounced as \"Ler\", completely different from leapfrog. i wonder which is the correct one?

buds:

Uhmm? :?

I dunno if i understand you correctly...
You mentioned you just purchased a Leapfrog Phonics DVD.
Then at the last part you mentioned uhhmm switching to Leapfrog?
Ermm.. i was wondering why you were referring to the same thing?
Please correct my blurness.. :?:

I'd be happy to assist you with the pronunciation part if you'd share
with me which are the sounds you have doubts about. Currently, which
Phonics methodology is your child learning? Is it from his school or the
one you're reinforcing at home with him?

[buds]

buds:

Depends on how old your child is and how much you willing to invest in these pre-writing and pre-reading materials for your child. Did you mention how old your child was or did i actually forget?

spring:

My gal is 2yo. If the materials r worth buying, i wil definitely scrimp n save to get them. But... if u hav ideas of DIY these materials, pls tel me ya...cos im a sahm... no income lei...must spend wisely...hehe....

Me too... SAHM, i mean.

Okie, roger that spring.. I got
loads of DIY. :evil: Especially
to provide support for my
fellow SAHMs and SAHDs.

And do bring down the knowledge
to nannies, maids or grandparents
wherever possible. Especially if they
are the main caregivers... They can
provide indirect reinforcement when
you're not around..

[buds]

sunset_dae:

Hi Buds. Sori, i was referring to switching him to letterland, not leapfrog.. How is the letter L and F pronounced in montessori?

He is learning phonics in school where they teach him \"L\" pronounced as \"Ler\", completely different from leapfrog. i wonder which is the correct one?

The single letter sound of \"l\" is pronounced as lingering \"l\" sound,
when you press the tip of your tongue to the roof of your mouth,
at the soft gum space behind your 2 front teeth.. It should sound
like the one in Starfall. > http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/letter-l/load.htm?f

It should make the same sound at the end of the word ball... doll.... sell...
If it's pronounced as \"ler\", then when we drag the sounds of d...o...l...l...
you would get dol-ler? :shock: So, soft lllll... sound, okie sunset_dae.