Excel English Early Skills: Beginning Consonant Sounds aims to teach children the sounds of the letters of the alphabet, which is an important first step in putting sounds together to form words. I n this book, your child will learn how to: identify the beg inning sounds of words see the relationship between letters and their sounds form the shapes of letters by tracing over them The activities in this book a divided into double pages. Ea ch double page allows your child to practise one particular skill many t imes so that the skill is reinforced. Your child will love the fun and i nteresting illustrations in this book.