This unit is designed to dispel that belief and focus reading instruction on reading real things, such as envelopes, letters, invitations, and postcards.
Children love getting letters and packages in the mail.
They are motivated to read and understand the mail that they get. So this unit uses materials from the mailbox as a focal point for beginning reading instruction. Activities are provided that facilitate the development of oral language, phonemic awareness, and print awareness and syntactic awareness. The unit requires reading to, with, and by learners, with an emphasis on comprehension. As learners begins to read, they must also begin to write, so suggestions for real writing activities are included as well.