How Teaching Letter Sounds Impacts Children I didn’t grow up in the South. I was born and raised in a small town in Central Illinois, spent time near Chicago, and then moved to North Carolina for my senior year of high school. It was a big shift, but I loved it! The clothes were a bit different, the popular sports shifted a bit, but one thing truly stuck out.   The accent.   At UNC-Chapel Hill, I was surrounded by friends from all over the country, each with their own way of

How DO You Teach the Alphabet to Preschoolers? The Alphabet is HARD! One of my favorite quotes to share when training parents and teachers is this: The brain is wired for language, but the alphabet is a human invention.  It’s a set of symbols that we have to figure out.   When children are born, their brains are naturally wired to learn language, which is why people often say it’s best to learn a second language from birth. However, the same isn’t true for the alphabet. We ha