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Alphabetic Knowledge
What it is: Recognizing upper and lower case letters, knowing the names of letters, knowing the sounds that go with letters, being able to print letters.

How to encourage it:

* Sing alphabet songs.
* Read alphabet books.
* Say the letters of your child's name as you print the letters.
* Help your child find the letters on signs, in books, and on the keyboard. Print the letters.
* Repeat letter sounds. "M" goes MMMM. "B" goes BBBB.
* Play with letters. Use magnetic letters with your preschooler and make simple words on the refrigerator. Play with alphabet blocks and alphabet puzzles.
* Draw letters in the sand. Trace letters on sand paper. Make letters with play dough.
* Play with same and different sounds (phone ring tones, 2 claps and 3 claps) and pictures (horse, pig, bird, and barn). Later on, this will help your child tell the difference between p, d, b, and q.
* Play language games that match letters to letters and letters to sounds.
* Encourage drawing and writing in daily activities.