AT
The letter at
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Its a one-way letter so you can only say it one way
with the short vowel a
Lets read some easy 2 letter words -one letter in black and one letter in red
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mat
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hat
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that
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fat
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nat
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sat
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flat
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B at
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Chat
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Pat
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Rat
attest
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three letter words with at
bats
rats
stat
flat
frat
brat
attack
attend
artist
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Now let's read a poem
mat
had a hat
and a cat
named nat
that was fat
fat cat nat
sat
on mat's hat
and now
mat's
hat
is flat
and that
is that
Now lets read the poem as it mat look on a typed sheet, a website, or a book
Arial
(typing and computers)
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Verdana
(web)
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times new roman (books)
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mat had a hat
and a cat
that was fat
named nat
nat
sat
on mat's
hat
now mat
has a hat
that is flat
as a mat
and that
is that
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mat had a hat
and a cat
that was fat
named nat
nat
sat
on mat's
hat
now mat
has a hat
that is flat
as a mat
and that
is that
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mat had a hat
and a cat
that was fat
named nat
nat
sat
on mat's
hat
now mat
has a hat
that is flat
as a mat
and that
is that
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at
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HOW TO LEARN THE LETTER at
Make an index card with the letter at on it in black
Then make one in red
And then make one in green.
And another in blue.
Then make a set of index cards in big letters and again in black, red, blue, and green.
Do the same with small letters and really big letters.
Why the different sizes and colors? Because while a linear learner might be able to see that a letter in a different font is still the same letter many of these kids (fragmented learners) cannot. So we learn it in different colors, different sizes, and different fonts.
Now you should have a deck that looks like this.
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Show the card with at on it
and say
What is this letter?
The only acceptable answer is “at”
Only "at" is acceptable.
There are to be no associations, illustrations, or hints of any type.
What is this?
at
Do not do anything except say
"What is this?"
and show the card
"at" is the only acceptable answer.
If he gets it wrong. No big deal. Don't sigh or frown or get angry. Just say “no this is at”.
Do it as much as possible. 10 times per day minimum, thirty times per day is better. Each episode should last less than thirty seconds. Ten times a day only comes out to 5 minutes per day. Do it day after day until he gets it. Two days two weeks, who cares? Just keep doing it until he gets it.
Do not rush him.
Do not sit in judgment of him.
Just keep working on it but remember when i say working on it I mean that the "lessons" are only to last no longer than thirty to sixty seconds then take a break of at least 10 minutes
Do it the in the morning at the breakfast table.
Do it in the car.
Do it at the movies.
Do it during television-during every single commercial
Hang it up all over the house
Hang it on trees in the backyard
paste it on the bathroom mirror
paste it on the toilet seat
Ultimately when you show him the letter at
you say what is this
his answer must be at
nothing else--just at
you say: what is this?
He says: at
If he gets it wrong just say no this is the letter at
Once he gets these cards we need to add different fonts. This is because while a regular learner might be able to see that a letter in a different font is still the same letter many of these kids cannot. So we learn it in different fonts
Now make some cards in the font verdana because that is what they use on many websites.
Also make them in times roman because that is the way books are written
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verdana
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times new roman
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what does this say.
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