What is Letterland used for?
Letterland is a unique, phonics-based approach to teaching reading, writing and spelling to 3-8 year olds. The Letterland characters transform plain black letter shapes into child-friendly pictograms and they all live in an imaginary place called Letterland.
How do I start Letterland?
Alphabet Sounds
It's called the Letterland shortcut. All you and your child need to remember is one simple instruction – just START to say ANY Letterland character's name, then STOP.
Is Letterland real?
Developed more than 45 years ago at a mother's dining room table, Letterland is a unique, phonics-based approach to teaching reading, writing and spelling to 3-8-year-olds.
Is Letterland research based?
The use of characters and actions to teach phonics is supported by scientific research. The Letterland system is also in line with research on memory and the way we learn, providing children with a systematic and motivating framework for learning all 44 sounds and their spellings and for developing full literacy.
Where is Letterland?
The very popular family event, Letterland, which has been taking place once a year at Pullen Park in Raleigh, is going to be taking place in 2021, but in a more socially distanced way.