ABSTRACT
Materials Small lower case letters on card or of wood, one of each. Procedure 1. Two children, or a child and an adult can play. 2. The child arranges the letters, in alphabetical order, in an arc on the table, so that each letter can easily be reached. 3. Each player takes it in turn to name a letter, which the other player has to touch as quickly as possible. Variations 1. The player closes her eyes, and her partner tells her when she is ‘warm’ (close to the letter). 2. The partner says a word, not a letter, and the player must find the initial letter. Extension The game is played with a publication such as the 500 Word Book, which has one page for each letter, and a thumb index for easy location. It can be further extended by using a thicker dictionary in which to locate initial letters.
LOCATING KNOWN WORDS
