I teach both at the same time along with the sounds and writing. For example, my son doesn't know all the letters yet (all most!) but this week we're talking about teeth and the tooth fairy and he asked me what "tooth" says. So I say lets sound it out... "T" says __, the 2 "O"s say __, "T""H" says __. Then we say the sounds very slowly, then a little faster, until we're basically saying the word. He's 3. Even without knowing all the letters, he can spell and write his name.

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