Soft foam letters with magnetic backing offer countless opportunities to work on alphabet awareness, letter-sound correspondence and early word building. Set your sight on reading by introducing letters, phonics, and spelling gradually while having fun. Spell goofy words or mix up a student's name and have him place the letters in order. Sound out the words a student makes, even if they are not definable words. The practice of sounding out the letters leads to reading and identifying true words.
