The Letter People, child-size characters, helped elementary students learn to read in the 1960s. The program was created by teachers Elayne Reiss-Weimann and Rita Friedman, and the students in their classes. It has become a beloved and nostalgic part of many people's childhoods, with those who experienced it still excitedly recalling it decades later.
Everything I Need to Know I Learned from The Letter People
In the 1960s, a unique teaching method emerged in a New York classroom, where child-size characters called The Letter People helped severely struggling students learn to read, engaging them in a fun and interactive way that would eventually benefit kids across America for generations.
