Children love to spell words and names. The thought of mastering a skill motivates, challenges, and excites them to achieve. Tell & Spell is designed to reinforce and strengthen phonics skills. Instead of spelling a word using letters, Tell & Spell adds the processes of fine motor coordination, auditory discrimination, and memory. For example the word at, instead of saying a-t, the teller would say Adam-Tina. The child identifies the character with the letter and sound responding by printing the letters a-t. the child gets instant gratification, a feeling of confidence and independence, and immediate reinforcement.

This exercise is to reinforce the first letter and sound in the name.

Directions:  If you are right handed use your right pointer finger to print the first letter of the name with, and your left palm to print on.  If you are left handed use your left pointer finger to print the first letter of the name with, and your right palm to print on.  If you prefer use a paper and pencil to print the first letter.

Thirty three children from A to Z.

Say the first letter of their name for me.

AAAdam and AAAmy are __ (A).

BBBobby is __ (B).

CCCindy and CCCoddy are __(C).

DDDino is __ (D).

EEEddie and EEEve are __ (E).

FFFelix is __ (F) .

GGGabe and GGGina are __ (G).

HHHappy __  is (H).

IIIda and IIIzzie are __ (I).

JJJayJay is __ (J) .

KKKatie is __ (K).

LLLolly is __ (L) .

MMMonster is __ (M).

NNNeat Nick is __ (N).

OOOprah and OOOscar are __ (O).

PPPeter is __ (P) .

QQQueenie is __ (Q).

RRRudolph is __ (R).

SSSis is __ (S).

TTTina is __ (T) .

UUUmp and UUUni are __ (U).

VVVal is __(V).

WWWendy is __(W).

XXXavier is __ (X).

YYYuppie is __ (Y).

ZZZena is __ (Z).

Tell the name,

Print the letter,

Play the game

Learn to spell better.

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