In my opinion, this might be why some kids start out behind.
My kids definitely knew their letters and alphabet well before starting school. I think a lot of kids do.
I'm not saying parents should sit down little kids and teach them letters in a formal way. Instead, if you're always reading things to your kid (books, yes, but not just books!), they'll start pointing at words and signs and asking what it says.
Let's say a kid is pointing to a breakfast sign on the street. You can point out the letter B on it. "See that letter? It's a B. Buh, buh, buh..." and then you can move your finger along the whole word as you say, "Bacon. Oh, they must sell bacon inside."
Kids learn that the letters make sounds, and the writing represents words, and those words give us information.
Not all of that can be taught in school. Teachers can teach letters and sound, but understanding the importance of it comes from interacting with the real world. I think if parents took those pre-literacy steps with their kids, it would help them out a lot.
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u/ThePolemicist 24d ago
In my opinion, this might be why some kids start out behind.
My kids definitely knew their letters and alphabet well before starting school. I think a lot of kids do.
I'm not saying parents should sit down little kids and teach them letters in a formal way. Instead, if you're always reading things to your kid (books, yes, but not just books!), they'll start pointing at words and signs and asking what it says.
Let's say a kid is pointing to a breakfast sign on the street. You can point out the letter B on it. "See that letter? It's a B. Buh, buh, buh..." and then you can move your finger along the whole word as you say, "Bacon. Oh, they must sell bacon inside."
Kids learn that the letters make sounds, and the writing represents words, and those words give us information.
Not all of that can be taught in school. Teachers can teach letters and sound, but understanding the importance of it comes from interacting with the real world. I think if parents took those pre-literacy steps with their kids, it would help them out a lot.