
Beyond the ABCs: Teaching Phonograms in the Early Years
The Tradition of Teaching the ABCs
“Now I know my ABCs. Next time, won’t you sing with me?”
Did the tune of the ABC song pop into your head when you read those lines? That song is so ingrained in me that simply reading those words will likely have me humming the tune for the next three days. Understandably so, as the alphabet is often among the first and most emphasized lessons we learn in our early learning years. Yes, the ABCs have long been seen as basic building blocks of reading and writing.
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