Both the alphabet and the primer are educational materials for learning literacy. Initial familiarization with the first book is provided for in the educational programs of preschool institutions. However, studying the Primer book is necessary according to the mandatory educational program of the first grade of primary school.

What is the role of a primer?

The Primer serves as a teaching aid for mastering the skills of syllabic reading and writing letters based on the alphabet. Buy the Primer is necessary for the following purposes:

• to teach a child literacy;
• the book promotes quick memorization of letters;
• helps to learn to read the simplest syllables and words together and to understand small texts.

There is another guide that serves for literacy training, however, in structure and content, it is significantly different from the primer. This is the alphabet, in its modern variation it is maximally simplified and brought closer to the alphabet, it uses illustrations and other visual materials that contribute to the quick memorization of letters.

And what is the alphabet for?

The purpose of the alphabet book is to introduce letters, and sooner or later such a book should appear in every child's life. The principle of the alphabet has not changed since the beginning of the 20th century: it consists of a letter, a picture, and some word that starts with that letter. But what changes? The character of the pictures changes. In fact, the quality of the pictures determines the quality of the alphabet. It should be arranged in such a way that it is interesting to look at.