{"id":6901,"date":"2015-11-19T17:58:58","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T17:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"\/blogs\/?p=6901"},"modified":"2017-01-24T05:58:43","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T05:58:43","slug":"how-to-teach-kids-upper-and-lowercase-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blogs\/how-to-teach-kids-upper-and-lowercase-letters.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Teach Kids Upper and Lowercase Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"

As most parents know, developing strong literacy skills starting at a young age is essential for future academic success. The first step in preparing your child to read and write is, of course, learning the alphabet. Extensive research has shown that a child\u2019s grasp of the alphabet in addition to their overall phonetic awareness strongly predicts future literacy development. It is therefore never too early to introduce your preschooler to the ABCs, particularly the difference between upper and lowercase letters. <\/span><\/p>\n

Uppercase Vs. Lowercase: Which to teach first?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the teaching world, there is a bit of a debate on whether \"Uppercaseto teach children uppercase or lowercase letters first. Some teachers and parents find it easier to introduce matching upper and lowercase letters at the same time. While neither the \u201cbig\u201d or \u201clittle\u201d letters should be set aside for long, many educators have found success when teaching uppercase letters first to preschoolers. There are a number of reasons why this is so, including:<\/p>\n