Alphabet the Multi Sensory Way – Foundation Font
Introduction to the Program
An A5 flipbook utilising a multi-sensory approach to help early readers master Stage 1 phonic concepts. By engaging visual, auditory, and tactile sense, children build a strong foundation in letter recognition, formation, and sound association.
The Program Includes:
- Stage 1 – Target 1 alphabet sounds
- Group 1: s, p, n, i, a, t
- Group 2: m, r, h, e, d, c
- Group 3: f, l, g, o, u b
- Group 4: w, j, v, k, z, y, q, x
- Stage 1 – Target 2 phonic concepts
- ‘th’ (voiced) & ‘th’ (voiceless); ‘sh’; ‘ch’; ‘ee’; ‘oo’ (long) & ‘oo’ (short); ‘ck’
- Stage 1 – Target 4 phonic concepts
- ‘ng’; ‘ay’; ‘or’; ‘ar’; ‘ai’; al(l)’; ‘wh’; ‘qu’; ‘qu’
- Multi-sensory cues to develop alphabet sound recall and formation
- Mnemonic letter sound pictures
- Verbal cues to support the correct letter formation of each letter
- Mouth cues for the alphabet sound
- Picture cues for the alphabet sound
- Initial teaching cards with multisensory cues and consolidation teaching cards without cues.
- Alphabet the Multi Sensory Way – Cursive Font
- Pre-literacy Flip Book Bundle
- Phonic Sound Wall Charts for Foundation
- Letter Formation for Little People – Step 1
Other Programs within the Range:
Links to the Teaching Sequence Manuals
This product can be used to support the implementation of the:
Alphabet the Multi Sensory Way – Foundation Font - eBook
eBooks are solely for use by a single individual user. e.g. An individual classroom teacher. Learn more.
Introduction to the Program
A multi-sensory approach to help early readers master Stage 1 phonic concepts. By engaging visual, auditory, and tactile sense, children build a strong foundation in letter recognition, formation, and sound association.
The Program Includes:
- Stage 1 – Target 1 alphabet sounds
- Group 1: s, p, n, i, a, t
- Group 2: m, r, h, e, d, c
- Group 3: f, l, g, o, u b
- Group 4: w, j, v, k, z, y, q, x
- Stage 1 – Target 2 phonic concepts
- ‘th’ (voiced) & ‘th’ (voiceless); ‘sh’; ‘ch’; ‘ee’; ‘oo’ (long) & ‘oo’ (short); ‘ck’
- Stage 1 – Target 4 phonic concepts
- ‘ng’; ‘ay’; ‘or’; ‘ar’; ‘ai’; ‘al(l)’; ‘wh’; ‘qu’
- Multi-sensory cues to develop alphabet sound recall and formation
- Mnemonic letter sound pictures
- Verbal cues to support the correct letter formation of each letter
- Mouth cues for the alphabet sound
- Picture cues for the alphabet sound
- Initial teaching cards with multisensory cues and consolidation teaching cards without cues.
- Alphabet the Multi Sensory Way – Cursive Font
- Pre-literacy Flip Book Bundle
- Phonic Sound Wall Charts for Foundation
- Letter Formation for Little People – Step 1
Other Programs within the Range:
Links to the Teaching Sequence Manuals
This product can be used to support the implementation of the:
eBooks are solely for use by a single individual user. e.g. An individual classroom teacher. Australian Copyright laws prohibit illegal distribution, storage or sharing of this eBook. Usage is tracked and breaches may result in prosecution. Learn more.
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A program for 4-6 year olds, incorporating Stage 1 phonic concepts.
Students require alphabetic and phonic knowledge in order to embark on the process of learning to read, spell and write. However, rather than letter naming ability, sound knowledge is more important for entry into literacy learning.
Not only are alphabet sounds more important for early literacy, but alphabetic sound ability is more difficult for students to acquire. For this reason and designed by Speech Pathologists for teachers and parents, Alphabet the Multi Sensory Way aims to establish strong alphabet and phonic sound ability. Within this program for 4 to 6 year olds, a multi-sensory approach to teaching the alphabetic and phonic sounds has been adopted:
Students kinaesthetically feel what their mouth is doing when they produce the alphabet and phonic sounds.
Students see what their mouths look like when their mouths produce the alphabet and phonic sounds (via the visual representation of the mouth on each page).
Students also visually connect a core picture/word with the alphabet and phonic sounds (e.g. โmixโ, โteethโ and โsnakeโ).
From an auditory (and phonemic awareness) perspective students identify the initial sounds in simple target words (e.g. teeth starts with a โtโ).
Students move and rehearse a basic action associated with each target picture (which also engages a kinaesthetic dimension).
The order of presentation is:
Group 1: s, a, t, p, i, n
Group 2: c, h, e, r, m, d
Group 3: g, o, u, l, f, b
Group 4: j, z, x, y, k, q, w, v
Group 5: sh, ch, th/th, oo/oo, ee, ck
Group 6: ay, or, ar, er.ai, oy, (i)ng, oi, all
This flip book incorporating Stage 1 phonic concepts features:
Simple to use format.
Card sets explicitly teach the alphabet and phonic sounds.
Students feel their mouth making the sounds.
A body action is outlined for each sound.
An effective and engaging way to teach the alphabet and phonic sounds.
This product is mentioned in the Early Years Teaching Sequence Manual on page 6 and the Foundation Teaching Sequence Manual on page 7. This resource is also available in a cursive font.
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