Spanish English Alphabet Chart

Produce the primary sound of each English letter by anchoring it to a familiar Spanish word

Connect English words to their Spanish counterparts, including close cognates such as elefante/elephant and robot/robot

Use the chart as a reference when decoding or writing English words

Post the chart during phonics and writing time so multilingual learners can self-serve letter sounds instead of waiting for support

Read a pair aloud together — say the Spanish word first, isolate its first sound, then attach it to the English letter — following the bilingual direction printed on the chart

Slip a copy into student folders or send one home; the instructions appear in Spanish as well, so families can practise the same routine

Point out the cognate pairs (cámara/camera, insecto/insect, unicornio/unicorn) to build vocabulary confidence alongside letter sounds

Letter-sound correspondence — each of the 26 entries ties an English letter's sound to the first sound of a Spanish anchor word.

Cross-language transfer — students use Spanish phonology (barco, limón, pingüino) as the bridge into English letter sounds, the translanguaging strategy the chart is built on.

Bilingual vocabulary — every letter presents a matched English-Spanish word pair, many of them cognates.