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BrendaPeter
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Posted: April 09 2008 at 7:23am \| IP Logged

Does anyone have any advice on which set to buy - Capital vs. Lower Case or Cursive? I read that most Montessori-trained children are able to do Cursive easily at 5-years-old so it makes sense to me to get the Cursive letters. Should I think that?

Also, what does one do with the moveable alphabet? Could someone please give me ideas or direct me to a book with ideas?

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Posted: April 09 2008 at 9:46am \| IP Logged

Well, there are all sorts of opinions on whether one should start with print or cursive first. You kind of have to decide that on your own. I got the lower case print letters.
The moveable alphabet is used for many things, depending on the age. Mostly it is used for word building. The child can look at a picture or you can dictate a word for them to build, and they build it out of the letters. It is an alternative to writing them out on paper, which is tedious at young ages.My dd likes using it.
This site:MWEI has a description of the whole sequence of Montessori beginning reading activities, including sandpaper letters and moveable alphabet. Hope that helps.

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Posted: April 09 2008 at 10:09am \| IP Logged

Thank you Theresa.

I imagine that they don't sell too many Capital print letters?

That link is fabulous - thanks so much!

We have magnetic letters and a cookie sheet that I've used for years so I think I'll give that go for now.

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Posted: April 09 2008 at 2:55pm \| IP Logged

I went wild and got both the capital and lower case letters. I am glad that I have them, and we use both when doing sound games. I am also planning a match-the-lower-and-upper-case-letters game. You wouldn't need the sandpaper letters to do that, though.

We also have the sandpaper phonograms, which haven't gotten as much use. I don't have the movable alphabet, b/c I have Lauri puzzle letters that work well for a lot of word building activities.

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Posted: April 10 2008 at 8:58am \| IP Logged

I use lower-case print sandpaper letters first, and then upper-case once those are basically mastered - but got mine for $10/set from a business called the School Store. I think the main use of them is for the child to watch you trace your fingers over them in the correct way they are to be written, and then to imitate you. (although there are many extensions.)

We also have a movable alphabet, but a cheap idea you could get as an alternative is the BoggleJunior game at Walmart - the letters are on dice, and used to spell words on flashcards!

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Posted: April 19 2008 at 7:41am \| IP Logged

Just FYI - The educational supply stores have "tactile" letters that are less expensive than the traditional sandpaper letters. Here are some at Lakeshore Learning. They also carry the numbers.

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