Let's drive down a letter road...

I developed some alphabet letter roads to help with letter identification, familiarisation and formation. You can find letter roads in the Your Kids OT shop.  Each letter of the alphabet is a road with black background and white road lines.  The letters are in NSW Foundation font.  There is a green starting dot and an arrow to indicate initial direction for correct letter formation.

You will find at the shop - 

• Capital Letter Roads - One capital letter on each A4 page.
• Capital Letter Roads Small  - Two capital letters on each A4 page.
• Lowercase Letter Roads - One lowercase letter on each A4 page.
• Lowercase Letter Roads Small - Two lowercase letters on each A4 page.

Here are a few suggestions for how to use Letter Roads...

1.     Encourage your child to identify the starting point for each letter by finding the green dot.

2.    If your child is unfamiliar with letter formation, you may demonstrate the correction directionality.   Some children will require hand over hand assistance to obtain correct directionality.

3.    You may introduce one letter at a time or a group of letters according to the current goals for your child (eg. letter of the week, a child’s name, line letters, tall letters).  Refer to previous blog about Letter Families.

4.    Use your finger to draw along each letter road.

5.    Use a car or vehicle to drive along each letter road.

Use a car to drive down the Letter Road.

6.    Use figurines or plastic animals to walk along the letter road.

Dinosaurs on a letter road parade.

7.    Paint along the letter road using a paintbrush and shaving cream.

8.    Roll out playdough to place along the letter road.

Playdough letter roads.

9.    Roll a marble along each letter road.

10.  Pour rice over the sheet and clear the letter road with a finger or paintbrush.

Brushing rice away from letter roads.

11.  Write the letter using a dry-erase marker.  Use different colours and make a rainbow road. Write the letter next to the example.

Writing using a dry-erase marker and letter roads.

Laminate your letter roads for durability or place them into a plastic frame.  This is a fantastic resource for your child to learn letters and practise writing them.  It is also a great addition to the therapist's tool kit as you can vary the activity and grade it with various children.  Purchase your own set of letter roads today at theYour Kids OT shop.