Alphabets make up the core of preschool learning. The alphabet is the first thing a child needs to learn before anything ...

Under an initiative called "Sounds-Write," adopted by the school district more than two years ago, words are not just letters on a board, but sounds with interconnected meaning.

And the process repeats. The activity helps link spoken sounds to written letters, but also the processes of reading and writing words, said Robertson.

I write alphabet letters on a clothespin and then hide it in an area in the yard for Ellis to find. This is boosting observation skills and early learning skills.