Help to learn the letters d b p q

by Renalda
(Australia)

Learning the letters 'd' 'b' 'p' 'q'

I've found that all my children have struggled to differentiate between the letters d b and p q - especially the d b. Being able to visualise the sound really helps us with these tricky letters. Telling a simple story with each letter has really helped.
The story is told as the child looks at the relevant letter. Here are the stories for each letter:

'd' The little duck runs up to the pond and then dives right in, splash!

'b' See the ball bounce low on the wall, bounce, bounce, bounce.

'p' Let's open the oven and take out the piping hot pie, lift it up high!

'q' The queen wears a crown and sits up straight on her throne.

We printed out these as small flashcards with the picture letter on one side and the plain letter on the other side.

The pictures help to link the sound to the letter in the child's mind.