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Invention of the Alphabet – the internet of the second millennium BCE

Posted on 6th November 202028th May 2024 in Learning to Read and tagged alphabetic code, alphabetic principle, article, evolution of the alphabet, Greek alphabet, heiroglyphics, History of the alphabet, letters of the alphabet, Phoenician alphabet, sound/letter correspondence, why teach phonicsLeave a Comment

I have been listening to the History of English Podcast (recommended!) and I have had a serious light bulb moment! I have just realised that the invention of the alphabet, which took place around 2000 BCE, had a huge impact on the history and culture of humankind. It was like the explosion of communication we […]

Why the ‘A, B, C’ song is not helpful to beginner readers

Posted on 27th March 201131st May 2024 in Learning to Read, Synthetic Phonics and tagged A B C song, alphabet, article, automatic recall of letter sounds, beginner readers, blending, blending letter sounds, learning alphabetic order, letter names, letter names and letter sounds, letter sounds, letters of the alphabet, Phonics, sounds of the alphabet, synthetic phonics reading books1 Comment

Many young children learn to sing the ‘A, B, C’ song in nursery or at home. This song teaches them the names and the order of the letters of the alphabet. It’s a great way to store the alphabetic order of letters in our long-term memories. I still use the alphabet song when using a […]