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Learn the With Pictures

Steps to learn graphically the Hebrew Alphabet: 1. Carefully read aloud each of the 3 stories (in green) while comparing to pictures and letters 2. Sing these stories while looking at the letters and pictures (to the tune "Doe, a Deer") 3. Repeat by memory the song (when you hesitate, remember the picture to help memory) 4. Compare the letters of the same color and observe the differences 5. Read and study the first chapter of Basics of . 6. When you are there, repeat at least once a day the whole alphabet forward and backward (up to the point when you can say it rapidly and easily and remember the form of each ) 7. Memorize the pronunciation (blue), transliteration (red) and numeric value of each letter (repeat each letter with its pronunciation, transliteration and number) Observe the spatial grouping of the numbers/letters as a help for your memory. Two Remarks: a. Learning the Hebrew alphabet does not need to be boring, consider it as a game. b. You could be surprised at the speed you learn with pictures (and music)! 2 Story 1: 1

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