How do I help DD (3) with letters?

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My 3 year old has really got into letters. She knows the alphabet song and has an alphabet jigsaw puzzle which she loves.

Yesterday she wanted to write the letter W (as it is in wonderpets).

I want to help her but dont want to make the alphabet boring and i dont want to undermine anything she'll do at school in 18 months.

So. How do i say the letter? Do say the letter in capitals and say it sounds like phonics? Or do i refer to them all in phonics?

And is writing the letter in dots so she can trace it a good way to go? That is what i just started doing.

sorry if this has been done before. I want to encourage her but dont want her to be bored of everything or to explain things the wrong way.

Thanks

I would be careful how much emphasis you put on how the letters are written. It may be that the school you DD goes to will teach them cursive writing from the outset and she may get confused if you encourage her to start letters at the top for example.

all very sensible advice. thanks !

I've just started Jolly Phonics with my 3 year old, I already had the stuff from my dd and it is what he will do in nursery.

The finger phonic books are great, youlearn little actions to go with each letter sound and there are cut out things for them to trace the shape with their finger so starting to learn the correct formation without actually having to write it down.

I highly receommend it, my daughter is a fluent reader and I put it down to JP.