Knowing all letters
Recognise and name all uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet; name the letters in order and use letter names to distinguish between alternative spellings
Typical age: 4–6 years
“Can your child point to any letter — capital or small — and tell you its name? And can they say the alphabet in order from A to Z?”
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- Using a Dictionary to Check SpellingsREQUIRED
Dictionary use requires alphabetical order via letter recognition
- Single Letter SoundsREQUIRED
Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
- Hieroglyphs and Papyrus
Understanding that letters are symbols representing sounds provides a framework for grasping how hieroglyphs encode language differently
- Tricky wordsREQUIRED
Need letter recognition for exception word spelling
- Scribes and the Rosetta Stone
Knowing how the English alphabet maps symbols to sounds enriches the study of Champollion's decipherment of the hieroglyphic code on the Rosetta Stone
- Reading High-Frequency Words by SightREQUIRED
Need to recognise letters to read sight words