Lesson COG 43
Task: Copy letters (write).
Prerequisites: COG 42
Concept: A natural extension of the concept of copying shapes (COG 42) is copying letters. Using the previous premise that vertical lines arc the developmentally easiest to draw, the first letter chosen to be copied in this exercise is the letter "I." Because the letter "T" was also involved in the prerequisite lesson, this letter should also be a be-ginning choice. The letters contained in the student's name could also be used unless too many curved letters are contained in the name. Letters that are more line oriented as opposed to curved should be used for the initial examples. Block-style printed capital letters are recommended.
Behavioral Objective: When presented with 5 randomly selected capital letters (from a field of all 26), the student will copy the sample shown to a 90% accuracy level for 20 trials.
Materials: Marker or pen, paper, and a teacher-drawn set of the capital letters of the alphabet in a block-type letter style.