TY - BOOK AU - Adams,Marilyn Jager TI - ABC foundations for young children: a classroom curriculum SN - 159857275X AV - LB1525.65 .A35 2012 U1 - 372.465 23 PY - 2013///] CY - Baltimore, Md. PB - Paul H. Brookes Publishing KW - English language KW - Alphabet KW - Study and teaching (Early childhood) KW - Activity programs KW - Composition and exercises KW - Phonetics N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Chapter 1; The Alphabet and the Uppercase Letters --; Chapter 2; Introducing the Lowercase Letters --; Chapter 3; Introducing the Vowels --; Chapter 4; Uppercase Letters with Vertical and Horizontal Strokes --; Chapter 5; Uppercase Letters with Slanted Strokes --; Chapter 6; Uppercase Letters with Loops, Humps, and Troughs --; Chapter 7; Uppercase Letters that Start at 2 o'Clock --; Chapter 8; Lowercase Letters that start at 2 o'Clock --; Chapter 9; Lowercase Letters with Loops, Humps, and Troughs --; Chapter 10; Lowercase Letters with Slanted Strokes --; Chapter 11; Lowercase Letters with Straight Up-and-Down Strokes --; Chapter 12; A sound for each letter --; Chapter 13; Long and short vowels N2 - Written by a leading expert in teaching young children to read, this book will help teachers: introduce the concept of the alphabet, as well as upper and lower case letters; familiarize students with each individual letter; and teach children how to write each letter in upper and lower case form ER -