🎉 LaLa’s Letter Games: Where Handwriting, Reading & JOY Come Together 🎉
🎉 LaLa’s Letter Games: Where Handwriting, Reading & JOY Come Together 🎉 I love games when I teach children how to read.Love them. 💛 And guess what? So do kids. 😄 Through teaching and creating curriculum, I’ve learned something powerful: 👉 When learning feels like play, children stay engaged, build confidence, and learn real skills.👉 […]
🌈 LaLa’s Handwriting Letter Sheets: A Multisensory, Research-Based Approach to Early Literacy and Handwriting ✏️
🌈 LaLa’s Handwriting Letter Sheets: A Multisensory, Research-Based Approach to Early Literacy and Handwriting ✏️ LaLa’s Handwriting Letter Sheets offer a joyful, developmentally aligned system that blends handwriting instruction, phonics foundations, multisensory learning, and character-driven engagement. Designed for young learners, these sheets combine embedded letter characters, directional handwriting cues, line-placement guidance, songs and videos, playdough […]
🧩 ✏️ The Foundation Builder: How La La’s Letters Teaches Letter Sounds and Names the Science of Reading Way
🧩 ✏️ The Foundation Builder: How La La’s Letters Teaches Letter Sounds and Names the Science of Reading Way Learning to read is one of the most remarkable milestones in a child’s life.For parents, it can feel like magic.For teachers, it’s a marathon of patience, strategy, and science. But what if there were a research-backed […]
✏️ Straight-Line Letters: The Smart Order for Teaching Straight Capitals —— (L → T → I → H → E → F)
✏️ Straight-Line Letters: The Smart (and Musical!) Way to Teach Capitals L → T → I → H → E → F When little writers begin learning handwriting, not all straight letters are created equal!Some are simple two-stroke confidence builders, while others require precise spacing, rhythm, and even a bit of self-control. Understanding why certain […]
Solving the B-D Flip: Handwriting Magic for Young Writers
The Scenario: You ask your student to write “bed,” and they proudly produce “deb.” Sound familiar? The ‘b’ and ‘d’ letter reversal is one of the most common—and persistent—hiccups in early literacy. It’s frustrating for kids, and confusing for parents and teachers. But don’t worry, the struggle isn’t a sign of poor learning; it’s a […]
Unleash the Power of the Pen: Why Cursive is Making a Triumphant Comeback (and Why Your Child Needs It!)
Is cursive just a nostalgic relic from a bygone era? For years, it seemed so, with keyboards and touchscreens dominating our lives. But exciting new research and a growing understanding of child development are proving that cursive writing is anything but old-fashioned. In fact, it’s a powerful tool that offers incredible benefits for our children’s […]
The Handwriting Secret Weapon: Why Continuous Stroke Wins!
Tired of the endless “b vs. d” battles? Does your student get stuck lifting their pencil mid-letter? If you’re an educator or parent working with early writers, you know the frustration. Handwriting instruction can sometimes feel like trying to teach a new language, stroke by stroke. The good news? The research points to a clear […]
The Power of Playful Learning: How Joy Sparks Literacy
In classrooms across the country, teachers are facing a growing challenge — how to keep young learners engaged while building strong literacy skills. For children ages 3–7, the early years are full of movement, music, and imagination. Yet, traditional handwriting and phonics lessons often ask them to sit still and memorize, separating learning from the […]
5 Easy Tips to Help Your Child Master Short Vowels
Is your child struggling with learning the short vowels? As a reading teacher and a parent I know firsthand how hard it can be for many children to learn and retain the short vowel sounds. After years of studying reading research and direct experience teaching hundreds of children to read I have found thes 5 […]