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Contrasting ALfA with Traditional Known Pictures as a Starting Rapid Progress and Time Efficiency: ALfA facilitates rapid progress. Children can read their own textbooks,
Approaches: ALfA presents a Point: ALfA starts with known storybooks and newspapers within 30-45 days, significantly reducing the learning time compared to traditional
distinct departure from traditional pictures from the environment of approaches.
methods. It eliminates rote learning the child. Children connect known
and the strict alphabetical order pictures, not abstract letters, to their
of letters found in whole language corresponding first sounds.
and phonics approaches. It also
avoids overemphasis on letter-sound familiar visual cues from a child’s Using Cognitive Abilities: ALfA
associations that define phonics environment. For example, a child uses children’s cognitive abilities
instruction. By departing from these familiar with the English language to derive first sounds from known
traditional approaches, ALfA opens will recognize a picture of a car and pictures and blend them to form
new possibilities for accelerating can decode the first sound “ka or words on their own. This self-
learning of reading. /c/” in “car.” This approach facilitates directed learning approach fosters
rapid progress in decoding and autonomy and allows children to
Early Decoding and Blending: In the blending sounds to form words. take ownership of their learning.
ALfA method, early decoding and Children can go from “car” /c/,
blending of sounds is prioritized. “apple” /a/, “top” /t/ to make the Paired Learning and Error Control:
However, these sounds are not word “cat” on their own on the very ALfA employs a paired learning
derived from individual letters, first day. This kind of learning sticks model which helps in error detection
but rather from familiar words, and is rarely forgotten. In ten days, and correction, improving learning
accompanied by illustrative pictures. they not only master the letters but retention and comprehension.
also read over 500 words. This is Paired learning also enhances
ALfA flips the conventional teaching not only possible, it is taking place students’ communication and critical
approach, starting not with in schools implementing ALfA across thinking skills.
unknown letters or sounds but with geographies.

The process is interactive,
engaging, and joyful.

Learning is accelerated
as the transaction utilizes Children learn from apps Traditional Writing Approaches versus ALfA Writing
the time well, instead as and when available. Approaches
of dead spaces created No printed materials are
in traditional teaching needed where there is a Traditional Writing Approaches: skills. Students are encouraged to
Traditional writing approaches often
use their growing vocabulary and
by children waiting for digital screen or projector. follow a step-by-step progression, comprehension abilities to construct
the next instruction With 10x less paper, 10x starting with letter formation and meaningful written texts from the
from the teacher. After faster method, and no handwriting practice. Students beginning. Students are provided
a demonstration by the printed material where learn to write by copying and with opportunities to express their

teacher in pair with one possible, ALfA is also an tracing letters and words, gradually thoughts, ideas, and experiences
through writing, promoting both
progressing to forming simple
student, and another education for climate sentences and paragraphs. language development and creative
demonstration by two change. expression.
children in the front, all Incorporating Language Skills:
pairs in the class know ALfA also emphasizes legible Collaborative Writing: ALfA
exactly what their task is. handwriting and correct letter emphasizes collaborative writing
activities where students work
formation but integrates writing
with the development of language together in pairs to generate ideas,

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