diff --git a/src/html.js b/src/html.js
index bd805a9..55cd9b0 100644
--- a/src/html.js
+++ b/src/html.js
@@ -330,10 +330,10 @@ class TemplateInstance {
     for (let part of this._parts) {
       if (part !== void 0) {
         if (part.strings !== void 0) {
-          part._$setValue(values, i)
+          part.$setValue(values, i)
           i += part.strings.length - 2
         } else {
-          part._$setValue(values[i])
+          part.$setValue(values[i])
         }
       }
       i++
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ class ChildPart {
   get endNode() {
     return this._$endNode
   }
-  _$setValue(value) {
+  $setValue(value) {
     if (isPrimitive(value)) {
       if (value === NOTHING || value == null || value === '') {
         if (this._$committedValue !== NOTHING) {
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ class ChildPart {
       } else {
         itemPart = itemParts[partIndex]
       }
-      itemPart._$setValue(item)
+      itemPart.$setValue(item)
       partIndex++
     }
     if (partIndex < itemParts.length) {
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ class AttributePart {
     return this.element.tagName
   }
 
-  _$setValue(value, valueIndex) {
+  $setValue(value, valueIndex) {
     let strings = this.strings
     let changed = false
     if (strings === void 0) {
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ class EventPart extends AttributePart {
     this.type = EVENT_PART
   }
 
-  _$setValue(listener) {
+  $setValue(listener) {
     let host = this.options.host
     let options = {}
 
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ class ElementPart {
     this.options = options
   }
 
-  _$setValue(value) {}
+  $setValue(value) {}
 }
 
 export function render(value, container, options = {}) {
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ export function render(value, container, options = {}) {
     )
     container[WC_PART] = part
   }
-  part._$setValue(value)
+  part.$setValue(value)
 
   return part
 }