Wendy’s Friends Learn to Sign the English Alphabet: A Beginner’s Phonics Book

Children will learn to read English by signing the alphabet! It’s a new, innovative strategy to teach beginning reading skills! Signing the alphabet is a concrete, hands-on tool you can use to help your child achieve letter mastery. Children will adore the cute, animated characters in this picture book. The characters introduce the 26 letters and sounds of the English alphabet by signing the initial sounds in animals’ names. A is for Alligator. Z is for Zebra. It’s colorful, engaging, and fun!

Wendy’s Friends Learn to Sign the English Alphabet: A Beginner’s Phonics Book introduces the letters and sounds using American Sign Language (ASL) and incorporates signing; bodily-kinesthetic movement, and visual aids. It’s great for young learners, students with special education needs, or anyone who wants to learn how to read English.

Unique features of the book include:

• Multicultural & diverse characters from all around the world
• Characters with special educational needs (SEN); attention deficit disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and Gifted & Talented
• Characters with disabilities; prosthetic limbs, hearing, and vision impaired, Down syndrome’
• Use of synthetic phonics to learn how to read
• Signing the alphabet uses movement; a bodily-kinesthetic learning style

• Color-coded alphabet rainbow chart (ROYGBIV), helps visual learners identify and retain letters faster. The chart indicates a sequential order in which letters should be introduced. This method familiarizes children with the letters and sounds needed to quickly begin reading sight words.

This introduction to the alphabet ensures your child will conquer the first step of learning to read, mastering the letters and sounds, with confidence! The book is a “must-have for teaching your child to read English!” It’s the foundation for all English literacy programs. With WENDY’S FRIENDS, learning to read is in the palm of your hands!
An instructional chart, entitled “HOW TO USE THIS BOOK,” is included to support parents, educators, or anyone who wants to teach a child how to read English.

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