By making the shapes and sounds less abstract. Here is a picture of the Hairy Hat Man. The Hairy Hat Man hates noise. See also that the letter shape is not distorted in any way. Children love these characters.
Children soon learn the alphabet shapes and sounds that are a part of each character.
Each character's name starts with its letter shape's phonic sound. Just reload this page to see the images again. Why a method like Letterland may be necessary in Japan. Order Letterland goods online. Home Other interesting information on teaching children in Japan.