This document discusses the importance of alphabet knowledge for early literacy skills and provides free alphabet charts in English and Spanish as a teaching tool. The alphabet charts can be used to increase students' alphabet knowledge by singing the alphabet song while pointing to letters, referring to the charts when writing, and using the pictures as cues for letter-sound relationships. Frequent exposure to letters in meaningful contexts helps young students learn the alphabet before kindergarten. Teachers can print the charts to use in the classroom and share with families to reinforce learning at home.

1. What?
How?
Why?
Make it your Own!
Alphabet knowledge is an important early literacy skill. An alphabet chart is a useful teaching
tool to increase alphabet knowledge. Simplified Strategies provides free alphabet charts in
English and Spanish.
The ‘Easy Guide: Alphabet Chart’ provides teachers with an alphabet chart that can be used
as a tool to increase alphabet knowledge. Students may be encouraged to use this chart in a
number of ways. For example, when singing the alphabet song, encourage students to follow
along on individual alphabet charts, pointing at the letters while singing at a slow pace. Also,
students can be encouraged to refer to their alphabet charts as they are beginning to attempt
to write their own messages. The pictures that go with each letter provide helpful cues when
students are learning beginning letter/sound relationships. Students can also use the alphabet
chart with dotted lines to cut out and create their own memory games.
Alphabet knowledge is a known predictor of progress in reading instruction. Students should
typically recognize almost all letters by name, name most letters and name and recognize
some letter sounds before entering kindergarten. Frequent, repeated exposure to each letter
in meaningful and playful contexts (not drilling) helps students learn about the alphabet.
For teachers
As a teacher, your unique understanding of your student abilities, modes of learning,
and interests will allow you to decide the most effective way to use the alphabet
chart as a learning tool. If you are using the alphabet chart in the classroom, print out
a copy of the ‘Easy Guide: Alphabet Chart’ for families to share with families to use at
home. Sharing your strategy with families will increase the likelihood that student
learning will occur.
Alphabet Knowledge
Classroom Toolkit
Alphabet Chart
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G g H h I i J j K k L l
M m N n O o P p Q q R r
S s T t U u V v W w X x
Y y Z z
Alphabet Chart
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3. A a B b C c D d E e F f
G g H h I i J j K k L l
M m N n O o P p Q q R r
S s T t U u V v W w X x
Y y Z z
Alphabet Chart
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4. A a B b C c Ch ch D d E e
F f G g H h I i J j K k
L l Ll ll M m N n Ñ ñ O o
P p Q q R r S s T t U u
V v X x Y y Z z Alfabeto en español
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5. A a B b C c Ch ch D d E e
F f G g H h I i J j K k
L l Ll ll M m N n Ñ ñ O o
P p Q q R r S s T t U u
V v X x Y y Z z Alfabeto en español
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