Carson Dellosa 26-Piece Alphabet Chart, 8.5" x 11" Letter Posters, ABC Wall Decor for Bulletin Board, Preschool and Kindergarten Classroom, Phonics Teacher Supplies

I chose this alphabet above others for several reasons. First, the letters are large and are written on primary lines which is essential for students learning letter placement. Next, I chose this one because of the crisp unmistakable photos that accompany each letter and the words for the images which are typed plainly beside them. I was very pleased when I received this alphabet because the paper was glossy and thick and stood up well to laminating which was recommended by the manufacturer. It also included number images which were a bonus. I recommend this alphabet highly. One note: I replaced the xylophone with a fox since "x" most often makes the "ks" sound. Even so, this was the best classroom alphabet I could find online anywhere.

After getting my alphabet on my board and getting it perfectly straight, I realized that some of the lines are printed on most of each piece, but not all pieces. No one notices it but me but still not designed well.

I bought mine to add to my classroom this year and I am so happy I did! I catch all of my students looking up at it all the time. It is great for helping my second graders fix their backwards letters, not confuse their B and Ds, and how to correctly form lower case y, p, g, and j. The lines are super helpful for my lower tiered students that are still struggling to form some of their letters. The pictures are also great at helping them remember the short vowel sounds as they can look up and see that an Apple is above the A. I had two resident teachers in my classroom this first semester and as a goodbye gift I bought them each their own, they also loved theirs and were so thankful for them.

As a retired kindergarten and first grade teacher, I sometimes tutor children (and even adults) that need some help with reading. SOME never made the association that words are made up of letters and each letter has its own sound. By sounding out the letters in the unknown word, one can "figure out" that unknown word AUTOMATICALLY as they read.The most important skill for beginning readers is decoding words. That means looking at the letters of a new unknown word, figuring out the sound each letter makes, "sounding out the word phonetically", and putting those SOUNDS together to DECODE the word.That's how I was taught to read in the early 1960s. Many baby boomers and subsequent students learned the same way. Then came "whole language learning" where you just learned each "whole word" to read.This "whole language" approach to reading bypassed and de-emphasized phonics (sounding out the letters in words) to a generation of students which is why SOME adults may not read as well or as quickly as others. Some folks just "figured out how to read all on their own" but others did not.Thankfully the phonics approach, learning to associate the sounds of letters to "read" unknown words made a very dramatic comeback and is now taught in early grades in schools.However, the COVID shutdown of schools means that many children did NOT learn the basics of learning letters/sounds ("sounding out the word") through the necessary daily practice in their kindergarten/first grade classrooms. Now some students are struggling to "catch up" in their current upper classrooms.A great solution is tutoring for students of all ages which can help create and inspire better readers!That's where this particular product can help! I used a similar set in my classroom for 20 years and I now use this set when tutoring to teach letters and sounds associations. We make a game of singing a song with the NAME of each letter, the SOUND(s) of each letter, and the associated PICTURE for each letter sound.(example: "Apple, apple, short sound for /a/" repeated twice. Then "Ankle, ankle, long sound for /a/" repeated twice. Then repeat for each letter of the alphabet. Go through the song at least 2 times a day.)Learners then can automatically decode and sound out new/unknown words when they are reading. It makes learning fun and automatic for readers of ALL AGES!!!This set of letter/sound/picture cards is a FANTASTIC tool to help with learning! Learners can hold them in there hands as they sing the song or they can be displayed on the wall of their home.

Some panels have a stripe along the bottom, and some done. It’s inconsistent when on the wall, but my kids haven’t noticed

I ordered these for a first year teacher. She is very excited about the size and quality of the pictures.

Los uso para aprender a leer y reforzar las letras son muy útiles para una clase

Love that it was easy to stick on walls! Just peeled off and stick perfectly and I have walls with texture on them and they worked great! Beautiful colors and perfect for my kindergartener to reference her letters and use of capital and lower case reminders!

Loved it so much might buy more for another classroom. Great size easy for the kids to see and read. The kids now love even more when we listen to the alphabet

Sturdy card stock with semi-gloss surface. The letters and numbers are grouped for quick and easy mounting on the wall.

Good size for my students to read from across the room. Nice neutral colours.

Cumple su función, por el precio esperaba que fuera un material más resistente.

Well made!Large, bright and quality print.Exactly as expected.