Zoophonics

Using an animal alphabet helps children remember the shapes and sounds of the letters which are aspects of letter knowledge, one of the six skills of early literacy.

Letter sounds are taught before letter names. Lowercase letters are taught before capital letters. And including body movement for each animal letter helps to reinforce the connection between letter sounds and letter shapes. Learning is greatly enhanced when movement is involved.

Zoophonics helps close the gender gap when it comes to learning language. Boy's brains are wired in a way that makes language a more difficult skill to acquire and use effectively. Studies show that early childhood language and learning activities must be paired with movement and the use of manipulatives.

The Zoophonics materials will be available for checkout at the library soon!


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