How does your child KNOW a letter?

What does it mean to KNOW a letter? More than you think…..

•Can they sing or say the name of each letter separately? (NO elemnopee!!)

•Can they say the alphabet without singing it?

•Given a letter, can they say the alphabet from that point on?

•Given a set of several letters, can they locate it?

•Given several alphabet cards out of order, can he correct the order?

•When the child is told a letter name, can he write it?

•Can he match all upper and lower case letters?

•Can he write the forms both the upper and lower case letters?

•Does he know the sound the letter makes?

•Can he write the letter if you say the sound?

•When told the name of a letter, can he say a word that begins with that letter?

•When told a word, can he name the beginning letter?

•When given a letter, can the child produce the sound of that letter?