Reading: Basic Decoding & Word Recognition: Lesson 1: Recognizing English Alphabet Letters (Uppercase & Lowercase)
CEFR Level: A1 (Beginner)
Target Reading Sub-skill: Basic Decoding & Word Recognition
Specific Focus: Recognizing English Alphabet Letters (Uppercase & Lowercase)
What You Will Learn
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
- Identify all 26 uppercase English alphabet letters.
- Identify all 26 lowercase English alphabet letters.
- Match most uppercase letters to their lowercase partners.
- Recognize some English letters in your surroundings.
- Visualize how some English letters are written.
Hello Cambodian Learners!
You see English letters in many places around Krong Battambang and across Cambodia – on shop signs, school names, even on some of the products you might buy at Phsar Nat. This lesson will help you learn them!
Let's Start Learning!
Warm-up: Spot the Letters!
Look at the letters in this lesson's title. Can you point to a letter 'A'? How about a letter 'B'? Talk with a friend or family member about the letters you see!
Meet the Uppercase Letters (Big Letters!)
These are the uppercase, or "big," English letters. Click on each letter to hear its name. Try to say the name with the speaker.
Meet the Lowercase Letters (Small Letters!)
These are the lowercase, or "small," English letters. Click on each letter to hear its name. Listen and repeat.
Uppercase and Lowercase Partners
Now let's see the big letters and their small letter partners side by side. They are a team!
| Uppercase (Big) | Lowercase (Small) | Uppercase (Big) | Lowercase (Small) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | a | N | n |
| B | b | O | o |
| C | c | P | p |
| D | d | Q | q |
| E | e | R | r |
| F | f | S | s |
| G | g | T | t |
| H | h | U | u |
| I | i | V | v |
| J | j | W | w |
| K | k | X | x |
| L | l | Y | y |
| M | m | Z | z |
Practice Time!
Activity 1: Matching Game - Letter Partners
Let's match the big (uppercase) letters to their small (lowercase) partners! Click one big letter, then click its small partner.
Uppercase Letters:
Lowercase Letters:
Activity 2: Spot the Letter in Battambang!
Look at this sign you might see in Cambodia. Can you find the letter 'A' on it? Click your answer!
Which of these letters is on the sign above?
Activity 3: Watch How Letters Are Written!
Click a letter below to see an animation of how it's written. Try to trace it in the air with your finger, or write it in your notebook!
Select a letter above to see its animation.
(Animations for all letters are now available!)
Quiz Time!
Great Job!
Today you learned about the big (uppercase) and small (lowercase) English alphabet letters. You practiced matching them and even looked for them in your surroundings! Keep practicing, and you'll become an expert!
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Note for Educators/Platform Development: This lesson now includes interactive elements for letter sound pronunciation (Web Speech API), a letter matching game, a "spot the letter" quiz, letter tracing animations (SVG/CSS for all letters), and a multiple-choice quiz. Ensure Web Speech API is supported. Path data for letter animations is in the `letterAnimationData` object in the script.
