PDF FILE - YOU PRINT Build a letter AND numbers Busy Bag - Letter and Number Construction Learning Activity

THIS IS A PDF FILE THAT WILL BE EMAILED TO YOU WITHIN 24 HOURS.  YOU PRINT AND SUPPLY THE BLOCKS. BLOCKS CAN BE FOUND HERE The strongest predictor of reading success and readiness is letter identification. In order to have true fluency with letter identification, students must be able to identify and discriminate among the 26 letters in the English language. This includes recognizing letters out of context and out of order. The goal of this activity is to teach and recognize the subtle differences among the letter shapes and discriminate between similar letters so it is automatic to the future reader. Practice makes perfect, and in this case automatic!Prerequisites for letter identification include visual discrimination of shapes, lines and symbols. This letter identification activity allows children to analyze each letter by its building blocks. Kids construct letters by matching its horizontal, vertical and diagonal line segments in addition to the arcs that make up the letters. They