Letters are Characters

According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress two-thirds of fourth graders are not reaching fluency benchmarks. But involved parents and caregivers can change that. The journey starts here with Letters Are Characters. Bring the alphabet to life with this fun coloring & multisensory activity book designed for both parents and children. When letters become characters young learners can do what comes naturally--- play laugh and learn about the characters and their stories. They do this while simultaneously breaking the phonemic code... the essential first step to reading. Too often we see otherwise bright capable children's self-esteem and enthusiasm for learning plummet because they lag behind their peers in their acquisition of early reading skills. In Letters Are Characters Dr. Wilcox Ugurlu has brought her unique perspective as a scientist educator and parent to create a playful compassionate and well-informed program for parents to help their children begin to build critical reading readiness skills. ---Paul B. Yellin MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics NYU School of Medicine Director The Yellin Center for Mind Brain and Education.About the Author: Caroline Wilcox Ugurlu PhD is a teacher and a researcher who wants to demystify the process of learning to read. She is passionate about reading and sees it as an essential occasion with the self that can make us better individually and collectively.