Rap and Write Tutoring Books 1 and 2 teach letter formation and sounds in a systematic manner. It's unique. Letters are grouped into: 8 circle letters, 5 "hop to the top" tall letters, 12 "hop to the top short letters, and the exercise letter e. Young students quickly master the logic of learning "how to" place letters on paper. They immediately apply these skills into sounding out words, story writing and spelling in Books 3, 4, 5 and 6.