Connecting Letters to Memory

The lesson plan is for early elementary grades k-2. It teaches children the letters and their sounds. It can be found at http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/2730.html


 




Instructional Strategy #1
Have the student write the letter in upper and lower case as they say the letter and pronounce the sound.
This is a great idea. It has so many things working in the brain at the same time. This child sees the letter and hears the letter helping them connect the two for better memorization. 

Instructional Strategy #2
Have the child pick a letter and model it in clay in both upper and lower case. 
Disabled children will especially enjoy this. Doing the letter cases in different colors will help the child differentiate the differences and boost memory.

This has also been tested by a teacher. She stated "When the next unit of letters is assigned, I give her an oral test and when she has trouble remembering a letter I ask her to recall the clay. Everytime, she has remembered the letter" And that is why I chose these instructional activities.