How does it work?
Letterland was created to teach phonics using a story-based approach. The story logic engages students leading to long term retention of concepts. What's more, Letterland is wonderfully multisensory. It activates every learning channel through music, actions, alliteration, movement, song, art, games and role-play.
1. Meet the Letterlanders
Once you have met the friendly Letterland characters, just start to say their names for the correct letter sound. It's that simple! Annie Apple says, 'a' in words like, 'apple', 'arrow' and 'acrobat'.
2. Learn Letter Sounds
Lively songs sung to well-known nursery tunes help with learning all the alphabet sounds. Each Letterlander also has an actions that help reinforce the alphabet sounds. For Annie Apple, bite an imaginary apple.
3. Learn Letter Shapes
Simple stories about the Letterland characters ensure correct letter formation, avoiding confusion over similar looking letters. The rhyming songs use language and concepts that children already have.
4. Spelling Patterns
Phonics stories give children a friendly logic for remembering all 44 letter sounds and their major spellings. Our Letter Sounds Guide is a great way to see some more stories and listen to correct letter pronunciation.
5. Spelling Stations
Letterland Spelling Stations covers all the statutory requirements for Key Stage 1, Year 1 & 2. This series makes the 'rules and regulations' of spelling into a journey of discovery using effective mnemonic strategies to embed spelling.
6. Grammar
Letterland Grammar introduces the grammatical concepts in Key Stage 1. The range of teaching resources will help you bring grammar concepts to life so children can understand them, remember them and know how to use them in their own writing.