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Learn the letters j, u. Sound the sounds, not the names,

For a U, say "U (short sound as in GUN) goes under and up"

Have the pupil practice writing the letters j, and u, first, using the dot to dot guide above, then on lined paper.

Set out the alphabet card, and add j, and u, making 19 letters.

u: Make new words: rug mug cup but puff dug up pup by listening to their sounds.

Read and spell these words.

J: Make new words: jet jot jam Jack.

Read and spell these words.

Get the pupil to sound the sounds of the new words.

Show that Jack has a different kind of j, a capital J,

and that it has a line across the top instead of a dot, and stands on the line. Explain that we

call all the big letters capitals, and we use them at the beginning of names of people

countries, rivers, days, months, etc., and at the beginning of a sentence. Teach capital

letters as they crop up, one at a time. They are all tall, with no tails, nothing below the

line.

We use "sentences" when we say something, like "We are hungry", or "It is raining". Letters

make words, words make sentences, and sentences make stories. If you have a sound twice

(Jack), you only say it once.

Sing the alphabet. Touch each letter as you sing it.

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