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  Explicit Alphabet Knowledge Instructional Routine   Let's talk about the Explicit Alphabet Knowledge Instructional Routine. I use this routine daily in my classroom. We go through a letter a day. When we finish with the letters of the alphabet, we cycle back through to letters that were not mastered. Below, I am going to provide a detailed explanation on how I use the routine in my classroom. Steps 1 and 2: Letter   Identification 1. This is the letter (letter name). This is the uppercase letter (letter name). This is the lowercase letter (letter name). (Show and/or write the uppercase and then the lowercase letter.) 2. Let’s practice naming this letter. What is this letter? (Point to upper- and lowercase letters in different orders at least three times, asking students to say the letter name.)   If students do not use speech to communicate, then say, “Let’s practice naming this letter. You say it to yourself while I will say it aloud.” The student can al...