{"product_id":"the-alphabet","title":"THE ALPHABET","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE ALPHABET\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImagine if, in two minutes, you could start a game that trains children's early language comprehension. A game that captivates children, is fun and\u003cbr\u003eat the same time prepares them for school. Because, in reality, is there anything more satisfying than watching a group of children laugh\u003cbr\u003eand play without realizing that they are actually learning basic language skills?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is exactly the kind of game we offer. In collaboration with experts in children's early language comprehension, we have developed this package that makes\u003cbr\u003elanguage learning a game with a construction set that can create numbers, letters, shapes, and figures. Along with the construction set, you get four inspiration sheets with activities developed by Sprogklar. When children play with this set, they practice language while activating many other senses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEARLY LITERACY IN DAYCARE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet's make one thing clear right away: Children do not need to learn to read in kindergarten. Nevertheless, this is where children take their first tentative\u003cbr\u003esteps in their reading journey.\u003cbr\u003eLearning to read is not easy. But through playful engagement with letters, children can train skills early on that prepare them for the \"learn-to-read\" project. We\u003cbr\u003ecall this early literacy, and it is precisely what you encounter in language screening materials, among other things. Early literacy includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrint concepts\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003eWhat is print? What is it used for? How do texts and books work? All of this needs to be understood before we can learn to read.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLetter knowledge\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003eKnowledge of the names of letters and understanding of the alphabetic principle. Let's look at the letter M. The shape is M, the name is \"em\" and the sound is \"mmm\" as in \"mom\". When reading, one must \"translate\" the letters into their sound and not into their name.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhonological awareness:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is where children practice understanding when words rhyme and what sound a word starts with. It also involves the ability to manipulate speech sounds, for example, if you remove the \"s\" from the word \"stop,\" the new sound is \"top.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbility to write letters and\/or one's own name.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral linguistic competencies:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe sum of the child's language competencies, including vocabulary and grammar.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the combination of these aspects that largely makes the child ready to read in school. Therefore, these are also the areas of focus in the accompanying activities. It is an easy tool that you, as an educational staff member in a kindergarten, can use in everyday life to work with children's early literacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEARLY LITERACY AND ZPIIEL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlay and learn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fantastic way to become familiar with literacy and develop strong literacy skills is through play. Children are naturally\u003cbr\u003every curious about letters and written language, and by responding to children's own initiatives, adults can go a long way.\u003cbr\u003eThe Zpiiel letter blocks can be used in both child-initiated play and planned educational play activities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany senses in play\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the Zpiiel letters, many senses come into play: Children can touch, see, and manipulate the letters, and when adults join in\u003cbr\u003ethe play, the auditory part is also added, e.g., the name of a given letter and its speech sound.\u003cbr\u003ePrecisely because the letters can be manipulated, they are good for training phonological awareness. If children, for example, need to figure out what is\u003cbr\u003eleft of the word \"claw\" if you remove \/k\/, it can be quite abstract and difficult if they only have the auditory to go by. But by physically\u003cbr\u003eremoving the \"k\" letter, it is easier for the children to understand and see that only \"law\" is left. In this way, they gain an understanding that\u003cbr\u003eletters and speech sounds function somewhat like small building blocks that can be put together in different ways and divided into smaller parts.\u003cbr\u003eThat children can hold the letters in their hands is particularly good for children who learn best by feeling and touching. With the Zpiiel blocks, they\u003cbr\u003ecan not only see the letters, but also tactilely sense what the shapes of the letters are like.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnly imagination sets the limits\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou build the letters yourselves with the elements from the construction set and can involve the children here too. The elements have ball joints, which makes\u003cbr\u003eit easy to change the shape of the letters. Zpiiel also allows you to build the entire alphabet with both small and large letters. Many\u003cbr\u003eactivities often only include capital letters, even though most of the letters children will encounter in their daily lives are actually lowercase.\u003cbr\u003eIn the activity catalog, you can find inspiration for a range of games with Zpiiel blocks that support the development of the\u003cbr\u003eindividual aspects of early literacy in various ways – but only imagination sets the limits, the possibilities are endless.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zpiiel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57354912268671,"sku":null,"price":750.0,"currency_code":"DKK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/3833\/7151\/files\/alphabet.png?v=1777011550","url":"https:\/\/zpiiel.com\/en\/products\/the-alphabet","provider":"Zpiiel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}