The letter at

at at at at at

Its a one-way letter so you can only say it one way

with the short vowel a

to learn about one way letters click here

to learn the letter at click here

to practice some two letter words click here

now three letter words click here

to read a poem with lots of at s click here

some other at activities click here

Lets read some easy 2 letter words -one letter in black and one letter in red

mat

hat

that

fat

nat

sat

flat

B at

Chat

Pat

Rat

attest

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

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Now lets read the poem as it mat look on a typed sheet, a website, or a book

Arial (typing and computers)	Verdana (web)	times new roman (books)
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	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	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 at at at at At at

at At at at at at At 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.

at	at	at	at
at	at	at	at
at	at	at	at
at	at	at	at

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?

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

at	at	at	at	verdana
at	at	at	at	times new roman
at	at	at	at	at ial

what does this say.