The Letter People The Letter People The Letter People is a children's literacy program and the television series based on that program. The term also refers to the various characters depicted in the program and television show. Elayne Reiss-Weimann and Rita Friedman originally created the concept of Letter People to teach beginning readers how to "decode" or "sound out" the consonants and vowels that form words. They embodied the basic rules of phonics into stories about these make-believe characters called Letter People. Each letter of the alphabet had a distinct characteristic to help children learn not only the letter but the sound the
Articulated locomotive Articulated locomotive The term "articulated locomotive" usually means a steam locomotive with one or more engine units which can move independent of the main frame. This is done to allow a longer locomotive to negotiate tighter curves. Articulated locomotives are generally used either on lines with extreme curvature—logging, industrial, or mountain railways, for example—or to allow very large locomotives to run on railways with regular track curvature. Articulation is also applied to some electric locomotives, such as the Italian FS Class E656. Articulated locomotives saw service in many nations, but were very popular on narrow-gauge railways in Europe and saw