Alphabets, Letters & Numbers Educational Posters & Charts, pg 1/3

A "letter" is an element or symbol of a writing system, such as an alphabet, that represents the vowel (a, e, i, o, u) and consonant sounds in a spoken language. The word alphabet evolved from alpha and beta, the first two letters in the Greek alphabet. Most alphabets in use today are linear (made up of lines); exceptions are Braille for the blind, manual alphabets where fingers and/or hand positions represent letters as in sign languages for communications with the deaf; Morse code as a digital modulation, and cuneiform beginning as a system of pictures (pictographs) that simplified and abstracted over time. The English language uses the Latin alphabet consisting of 26 letters, the Cyrillic alphabet is used in Slavic languages like Russian; Arabic and Hebrew scripts are examples of abjads with symbols for consonants and most vowels unexpressed.

A number symbol, or numeral, is used to describe a mathematical concept of quantity and order. Numbers are used to describe a count, measurements, labels, and codes. In arithmetic operations numbers are added, subtracted, multiplied and divided.

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A is for Alligator
...
Z is for Zebra

A is the Arch, which you
see when you start,
that people pass under
before they depart.

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G is for Gulliver's Travels
Jonathan Swift Art Print
b. 11-30-1667; Ireland
d. 10-19-1745

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Sign Language Alphabet, 1827, Giclee Print

Sign language was developed by Abbe Charles-Michel de l'Épée, who, in the philantropic spirit of the 18th century, believed that deaf people were capable of language, and dedicated himself to developing a manual signing langauge so they could receive the sacraments, thus avoid going to hell. He has become known as the "Father of the Deaf."
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Noah's Ark Alphabet, Art Print

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Career Center Eye Chart Laminated Poster-

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