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1 Let's look together
The alphabet is the set of letters we use for writing English. It has 26 letters in a fixed order. Letter names help us talk about spellings.
Say the alphabet with your adult while you point to each capital and lower-case pair. Slow down near l, m, n, o and near u, v, w so that no letter is missed.
Aa Bb Cc Dd EeFf Gg Hh Ii JjKk Ll Mm Nn OoPp Qq Rr Ss TtUu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
Look, point and talk with your adult.
2 Watch how I do it
I find g. I start at a and move in order: a, b, c, d, e, f, g. The letter after g is h. The letter before g is f.
3 Your turn
Which letter comes after m? Which letter comes before m?
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Let's check together
n comes after m. l comes before m.
4 Try it away from the page
Make letter cards with an adult. Mix five neighbouring letters, put them back in alphabet order, and name each letter. Add more cards when ready.
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Adult notes · prerequisites, safety and coverage
Use letter names for alphabet order and spelling discussion, while keeping pure speech sounds separate. Sing, point, sort and retrieve over repeated short sessions; a song alone does not prove that a child can locate a letter.
Read instructions aloud. Word-reading practice must match the child's taught sounds. The phonics pages support, but do not replace, the school's systematic synthetic phonics programme. Shared stories are adult-read unless the child can decode them. Re-read and practise daily.
Name letters and practise short dictated sentences.