Unit 1: Letter Names Copyright ©2013 by McGrady Educational Systems Welcome -- to Teaching reading a tutorial approach. Unit 1 – letter names. Copyright 2003 by mcgrady educational systems. HERE In our first unit you will learn the names of all the letters. To see THE first letter, simply click on the green box at the bottom of the screen. Do you see the green box at the bottom of the screen? Move the little POINTER over to that green box and then Click THE MOUSE ON it now. Copyright ©2013 by McGrady Educational Systems

I I THE NAME OF this letter is I. All letters are made with lines. I is made with one straight line. Look again at the letter I.. Say I. I. Now you may click on the green box under the letter I.

I Do you remember what THE NAME OF this letter is? I. I. Say I. Whenever you are asked to say the name of a letter, you don’t have to say it very loud -- especially if your talking too loud might distract someone else nearby. Let’s try it again. Say, I. I. Now, you may click on the green box under the letter I. Remember that I is made with one straight line. All letters are made with lines. Some lines are straight and some lines are curved. Look again at the letter I.. it is made with one straight line. say I . click on the green box under the letter I, now.

O O this is the letter o. say O O. O is made with one curved line. Now, click on the box under the letter o.

O I O AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE YOU SEE THE LETTER O SAY O . POINT TO the letter O AT THE TOP . WHEN YOU POINT TO A LETTER, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO TOUCH THE SCREEN. YOU MAY JUST PUT YOUR FINGER CLOSE TO THE LETTER YOU WANT TO POINT TO. ON THE BOTTOM YOU SEE TWO LETTERS, I AND O. POINT TO THE LETTER O ON THE BOTTOM. SAY O. Click on box beneath the letter O now

I I O AT THE very TOP OF THE PAGE YOU SEE THE LETTER I. Point to the letter I at the top. SAY I. ON THE BOTTOM YOU SEE TWO LETTERS, I AND O… Point to the letter I at the bottom. Click on the box beneath the letter 1, now.

O Do you KNOW WHAT THE NAME OF THIS LETTER IS? SAY IT out loud IF YOU think you know the name of THIS letter . THIS LETTER IS O.o. SAY O. Click ON THE green BOX beneath THE LETTER O. now.

I Do you remember WHAT THE NAME OF THIS LETTER IS? SAY IT IF YOU CAN. I I THE NAME OF THIS LETTER IS I. SAY I, CLCLK ON THE green BOX BENEATH THE LETTER I.now

What is the object in this photograph What is the object in this photograph? This is a picture of a common table knife, the kind you use to eat with. What letter does it look like? You can see that the knife is made with one straight up and down line. Do you know a letter that is made with one straight up and down line? Click on the green box under the picture to find out which letter it looks like.

I Here is a picture of a table knife right next to the letter I. Both are made with one straight up and down line. Can you see the straight up and down line in the letter I? SAY I. Point to the letter I. CLICK ON THE green BOX BENEATH THE LETTER I, now.

What is this a picture of What is this a picture of ? Here’s a hint: when you’re ready to use it, it usually has a liquid like milk or water in it. It’s a picture of a glass, the kind you drink from. In this picture, we are looking down at the top of the glass. What letter does it look like? You can see that it is made with one curved line. Do you know what letter is made with one curved line? Click on the green box under the glass to find out what letter it looks like. .

O Here is a picture of a glass next to a letter. Both are made with one curved line. The name of the letter is O. Point to the O. Say O. Click on the box beneath the letter o, now.

I O Here are two letters I AND O. DO YOU KNOW WHICH LETTER IS I AND WHICH LETTER IS O? POINT TO THE LETTER O. Click on the box beneath the letter o, now.

I O Here are two letters. Do you know their names? One of the letters is I. Point to the letter I say I Click on the box beneath the letter I Now.

C THIS IS a new LETTER . C C Point to the letter C. Say c CLICK ON THE box beneath THE letter C, now.

C C THE LETTER C IS made with A curved line. The CURVED LINE that makes the letter c HAS a break. IN IT. The orange arrow is pointing to the break in the line that makes the letter C. Have you ever noticed the red box at the top of this page and every page? Do you see the red box, way up there IN THE CORNER? If you ever click on that red box you will end the learning session. So if FOR SOME REASON you want to END this PROGRAM, just click on the red box at the top of the page. CLICK ON THE green box beneath letter c, now

O Do you remember the name of this letter? O THIS IS THE LETTER O. Say o. o is made with a curved line that has NO break. CLICK box beneath letter 0, now.

C O HERE ARE TWO LETTERS, C AND O. BOTH ARE MADE WITH CURVED lines. There are no straight lines in C and o . C and O are made with curved lines. But c and o are different from each other. C has a break or opening in its curved line. THE orange ARROW IS POINTING TO THE BREAK IN THE LETTER C.do you see the orange arrow? Do you see the break in the line that makes this letter a C? POINT TO c. SAY, C.THE LETTER NEXT TO THE C IS O. O HAS NO BREAK IN IT. SAY O. CLICK ON the green BOX BENEATH THE TWO LETERS, now.

C O C AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE YOU SEE THE LETTER C. SAY C. POINT TO THE LETTER C AT THE TOP. ON THE BOTTOM THERE ARE TWO LETTERS, O AND C …POINT TO THE C ON THE BOTTOM. Click on the green box beneath the letter C, now.

O O C AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE YOU SEE THE LETTER O. POINT TO THE LETTER O AT THE TOP. SAY 0. ON THE BOTTOM YOU see TWO LETTERS, O AND C… POINT TO THE LETTER O ON THE BOTTOM. Click on THE box beneath the letter O. now.

O Do you remember THE NAME OF THIS LETTER? O THIS is the LETTER O Say O. O ils made with a curved line that has no break in it. CLIcK ON THE BOX beneath THE LETTER O. now.

This is a picture of a doughnut. What letter does it look like This is a picture of a doughnut. What letter does it look like? Does it look like the letter I? No, because I is made with a straigth line, and the doughnout is made with a curved line. The doughnut looks like the letter O. Say o. CLIcK ON THE BOX beneath THE doughlnut. now.

C Do you KNOW THE NAME OF THIS LETTER? SAY IT IF YOU CAN. C C THE NAME OF THIS LETTER IS C. SAY C. CLicK ON THE BOX BENEATH THE LETTER C now

If someone took a piece out of a doughnut, what letter would it look like? C. SAY C. Click ON THE BOX BENEATH THE doughnut now

C A doughnut with a piece missing looks like the letter C. Say C. Click on THE box beneath the letter c now.

O A doughnut without a missing piece looks like the letter O. Say O. Click on THE box beneath the letter O now.

O C Beneath the picture of the doughnut with no missing piece is the letter O. Beneath the picture of a doughnut with a piece missing is the letter C. Click on THE green box at the bottom of the screen now.

O C Here are two letters. O and C. Which letter is C? Click on THE box beneath the letter c.now.

O C Click on THE box beneath the letter O, now.

U Here is a new letter. U U The name of this letter is U SAY U. CLICK ON the BOX BENEATH the letter u.now

U U This letter is U. SAY U. THE LETTER U is made with a curved line that has a break in it. DO YOU SEE THE BREAK IN THE LINE? It’s AT THE very TOP OF THE LETTER U. Point to the break in the line that makes the letter U. DID YOU EVER WONDER WHAT THE BLUE OBJECT IN THE BOTTOM CORNER OF THE PAGE is? IT IS A PICTURE OF A SPEAKER, AND IF YOU CLICK ON IT YOU WILL HEAR MY VOICE AND THis MESSAGE AGAIN. TRY IT NOW – MOVE YOUR POINTER TO THE SPEAKER AND CLICK ON IT. THEN, WHEN YOU WANT TO GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, YOU just HAVE TO CLICK ON THE GREEN BOX BENEATH the LETTER U. TRY IT NOW. CLICK ON THE THE BLUE SPEAKER IN THE CORNER OF THE PAGE. BUT REMEMBER TO CLICK ON THE GREEN BOX AFTER you’ve HEARD THE MESSAGE A SECOND TIME.

C U Here are TWO LETTERS. C AND U. BOTH are made with a CURVED LINE that has A BREAK or opening IN IT. THE LETTER C HAS A BREAK on its side, WHERE you see THE orange ARROW POINTING. DO YOU SEE THE ARROW? DO YOU SEE THE BREAK in the curved line thalt makes the letter C? Point to the break in C.. CLICK ON THE BOX BENEATH THE LETTER C. C, now.

C U Here are TWO LETTERS. C and u. BOTH are made with a CURVED LINE that has A BREAK IN IT. THE ARROW IS now POINTING TO THE BREAK IN THE LETTER U. do you see the orange ARROW? The break or opening is near the top of the letter U., DO YOU SEE THE BREAK IN the letter U? SAY U., CLICK ON the BOX BENEATH the LETTER U. now.

C What is the name of this letter? To hear the letter’s name, click on the large blue speaker just under the letter. Click on the large blue speaker now. C C, the name of this letter is C. to go on to the next page, click on the box at the bottom of the screen now c. C. the name of this letter is c. To go on to the next page, click on the green box at the bottom of the screen, now.

U Click on the blue speaker under this letter to hear its name. u. u. this letter is u. Say u. to go on to the next page, click on the green box at the bottom of the screen, now.

C U Here are TWO LETTERS. C and u. Do you know which LETTERR is c and which letter is u? It’s easy to find out. Just Click on the blue speakers under each letter to hear its name. Try it now. Click on the blue speaker under the first letter and then click the speaker under the second letter. When you have done that, then click on the green box at the bottom of the screen to go on to the next page. C c . This letter is c. say c. now click on the blue speaker under the other letter. u. u. this letter is u. Say u. to go on to the next page, cllick; on the green box at the bottom of the screen, now.

U C O HERE ARE THREE LETTERS U, C, and O. Do you know which letter is U and which one is C and which is O? CLICK ON THE picture of THE BLUE SPEAKES UNDER EACH LETTER TO HEAR ITS NAME. AFTER YOU HAVE HEARD ALL THE LETTER NAMES, then REMEMBER TO CLICK ON THE GREEN BOX AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE to can GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. U. U. This letter is u. Click on the blue speaker under one of the other letters, now.. C c . This letter is c. click on the blue speaker under another letter, now. O o this letter is o.. to go on to the next page, click; on the green box at the bottom of the screen, now.

O U C O AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE YOU SEE THE LETTER O. SAY O. POINT TO THE LETTER O at the top. ON THE BOTTOM YOU SEE THREE LETTERS, U, C AND O.…. POINT TO THE LETTER O ON THE BOTTOM. Click on the box beneath the letter O. now.

C U C O AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE YOU SEE THE LETTER C. POINT TO THE LETTER C at the top. ON THE BOTTOM YOU SEE THREE LETTERS, U, C AND O.…POINT TO THE LETTER C ON THE BOTTOM. Click on the box beneath the letter C. now.

U U C O AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE YOU SEE THE LETTER U. SAY U. POINT TO THE LETTER U at the top. ON THE BOTTOM YOU SEE THREE LETTERS, U, C AND O.…POINT TO THE LETTER U ON THE BOTTOM. Click on the box beneath the letter U now.

U U C O AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE YOU SEE THE LETTER U. SAY U. POINT TO THE LETTER U at the top. ON THE BOTTOM YOU SEE THREE LETTERS, U, C AND O.…POINT TO THE LETTER U ON THE BOTTOM. Click on the box beneath the letter U now.

This is a picture of a piece of red licorice. This piece has been bent This is a picture of a piece of red licorice. This piece has been bent. What letter does it look like? U. Say U. Click on the box under the red licorice now.

U Here is the letter U a picture of red licorice.They look the same because both are made with a curved line that has a break in it. Say U. Click on the box under the letter U, now.

O U C What letter does the unbroken doughnut look like? That’s right, O. The bent piece of red licorice looks like the letter U. And the doughnut with the missing piece looks like the letter C. After your eyes have finished eating all these tasty letters, click on the green box at the bottom of the screen, now.

U C O Here are three letters. U, c and o. Which one is c? Point to the c. Now, Click on THE box beneath the letter c.. C

O U C Which LETTER is U? Point to the U. Click on THE box beneath the letter U now.

U C O Point to the letter O. O. Click on THE box beneath the letter O now.

V V v THE NAME OF THIS new LETTER IS V. SAY V. CLICK ON THE BOX BENEATH THE LETTER V, now.

V What is the name of this letter? V. THIS LETTER IS V. point to the V. V IS MADE WITH TWO STRAIGHT LINES. THE TWO LINES ARE FAR APART AT THE TOP AND THEY COME TOGETHER TO A POINT AT THE BOTTOM. WE CALL THESE LINES “SLANTING” LINES BECAUSE THEY DON’T GO STRIGHT UP AND DOWN, CLICK ON THE BOX BENEATH THE LETTER V. now.

HERE ARE TWO LINES. Both of these lines are straight lines HERE ARE TWO LINES. Both of these lines are straight lines. ONE of these LINEs GOES STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN. THE OTHER LINE IS called A SLANTING LINE. CLICK ON THE BLUE SPEAKERS BENEATH EACH LINE TO hear IF IT GOES STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN OR if SLANTS. THEN REMEMBER TO CLICK ON THE the green BOX AT THE BOTTOM of the screen TO GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. THIS IS A LINE THAT GOES STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN. THIS IS A STRAIGHT LINE THAT SLANTS. WE CALL THIS A SLANTING LINE. TO GO on TO THE NEXT PAGE, CLICK ON THE GREEN BOX AT THE BOTTOM of the screen. Now.

HERE ARE two straight LINES. ONE LINE GOES STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN HERE ARE two straight LINES. ONE LINE GOES STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN. THE OTHER LINE IS A SLANTING LINE. CLICK ON THE green BOX BENEATH THE slanting LINE now.

HERE ARE two straight LINES. ONE LINE GOES STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN HERE ARE two straight LINES. ONE LINE GOES STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN. THE OTHER LINE IS A SLANTING LINE. CLICK ON THE BOX BENEATH THE straight UP AND DOWN LINE, now.

I I V U AT THE TOP OF THE screen YOU SEE THE LETTER I. SAY I. ON THE BOTTOM YOU SEE THREE LETTERS, I, V, AND U.… POINT TO THE LETTER I. AT THE TOP of the screen. Then point to the letter I at the BOTTOM. Click on the box beneath the letter I. Now.

U I V U AT THE TOP OF THE screen YOU SEE THE LETTER U SAY U. ON THE BOTTOM YOU SEE THREE LETTERS, I, V, AND U.… POINT TO THE LETTER U AT THE TOP. Point to the letter u on the bottom. Click on the green box beneath the letter U on the BOTTOm, now.

V I V U AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE YOU SEE THE LETTER V SAY V. ON THE BOTTOM YOU SEE THREE LETTERS, I, V, AND U.… POINT TO THE LETTER V AT THE TOP. Point to THE LETTER V AT THE BOTTOM.. Click on the green box beneath the letter V on the bottom, now..

V WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS LETTER? Say the name of this letter if you know it. THIS LETTER IS V. SAY V. CLICK ON THE BOX BENEATHT THE LETTER V .NOW

U WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS LETTER? DO YOU REMEMBER THE NAME OF THIS LETTER? U THIS LETTER IS U SAY U CLICK ON THE BOX UNDER THE LETTER U. , NOW

Here are two candles. Each candle represents a straight line and both of of these straight lines are slanting lines. Do you know a letter that is made with two slanting lines? To find out what letter these candles make , CLICK ON THE BOX UNDER THE candles , NOW

V Here are two candles and a letter with two slanting lines. The letter’s name is V. Say V. CLICK ON THE BOX BENEATH THE LETTER V, NOW.

U V Here are two letters. Do you know their names? ONE OF THEM IS V. CLICK ON THE BOX BENEATH THE LETTER V, NOW.

U V CLICK ON THE BOX BENEATH THE LETTER U. U CLICK ON THE BOX NOW.