4 Summary

In this unit you have looked at ways to develop your own and your students’ knowledge of English letters and sounds through activities. It is good practice to embed your teaching of letters and sounds in reading and writing, so that students do not learn letters in isolation. If you can, listen to English spoken or sung on the radio to improve your own pronunciation. Think about the possibility of using a radio for regular English listening activities in your classroom. Could you show students English letters on a computer keyboard or on a mobile phone?

Other Elementary English teacher development units on this topic are:

• Classroom routines
• Using the textbook creatively
• Songs, rhymes and word play
• Storytelling
• Shared reading.