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Reading · Ages 3–5 · 12 minutes

Pre-K Reading: Letter Hunt in a Title

A title-focused routine makes print meaningful by asking children to find a known letter in the words an adult is about to read.

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Pre-K Reading: Letter Hunt in a Title

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Today I am practising: finding familiar letters in a book title

1

Point to the title on a book cover.

2

Find the first letter in the title.

3

Circle a letter that is in your name.

4

Count how many words are in the title with an adult.

5

Point to the first word and last word in the title.

6

Draw the title's first letter and tell an adult its sound if you know it.

Grown-up guide
  1. Use a title with large, clear print and read it after the child has looked at it.
  2. Point left to right as you count title words; do not require the child to read them.
  3. Celebrate noticing any familiar letter without turning the title into a decoding test.