Verbal Pathways
Sometimes it helps children to say aloud the directions for "making" a letter. This "verbal path" helps them to understand the directional movement that is essential. In addition, it gives the teacher and child a language to talk through the letter and its features. Here, we suggest language for creating a verbal path to the distinctive features of letters.
Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Formation
A - pull down,pull down,across a - pull back,around,up, and down
B - pull down,up,around and in,back and around b - pull down,up,around
C - pull back and around c - pull back and around
D - pull down,up,around d - pull back,around,up high, and down
E - pull back,down,across,and across e - pull across,back and around
F - pull down,across,across f - pull back,down, and cross
G - pull back,around,across g - pull back,around,up,down, and curve back
H - pull down,pull down,across h - pull down long,up,over,and down
I - pull down,across,across i - pull down,dot
J - pull down,cruve back,across j - pull down,curve back, dot
K - pull down,pull in,pull out k - pull down,pull in, pull out
L - pull down,across l - pull down
M - pull down,up,in,up and down m - pull down,up,over,down,up,over and down
N - pull down,up,in and up n - pull down,up,over and down
O - pull back and around o - pull back and around
P - pull down,up and around p - pull down,up and around
Q - pull back and around and cross q - pull back,around,up and down curve forward
R - pull down,up,around,in and down r - pull down,up and over
S - pull back,in,around,down, and back s - pull back,in,around and back
T - pull down,across t - pull down and cross
U - pull down,over,up and down u - pull down,over,up and down
V - down,up v - down,up
W - down,up,down,up w - down,up,down,up
X - down,down x- down,down
Y - pull in,pull in and down y - pull in and down
Z - across,pull in, across z - across,in,across