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THE ‘RAINBOW’ ALPHABET
For Dictionary work the alphabet can be divided into quartiles (which divide the dictionary into four fairly equal parts).
1st Quartile – A-D
2nd Quartile – E-M
3rd Quartile – N-S
4th Quartile – T-Z
In the early stages these quartiles can be used to divide the alphabet up into sections for learning the sequence of
letters. Pupils can be timed in setting out each quartile, and try to ‘beat their own record’ each time. Later the quartiles
can help with learning to use a dictionary quickly and accurately.
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