well, i think the kids still SEE the letters and feel them- but instead of learning the name of the letter - they learn the sound.

like if you held up the letter A - they would say the sound instead of saying "A"...but still have the visual.

i think it's an interesting concept. it's hard to change and try something like that in public schools because of standards, deadlines, etc. - you do what you KNOW works.

kids look at words with the letter C all the time and want to make the "s" sound because C's name sounds like seee and they learn the letter name first. i'd be willing to bet kids who learn the sounds first don't do that.

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