Creative Ways to Teach Your Child the Alphabet

Learning your ABC’s is, of course, a crucial step for beginning readers. But what you may not know is that children as young as six months can be introduced to the alphabet. In fact, it’s no more difficult for a baby to recognize letter’s shape and learn its name than it is for her to identify and name a ball or a block. To encourage a lifelong love of reading, learning alphabet has to be associated with good times.

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Get your baby excited about letters. Decorate her nursery with brightly colored, shiny, and priminently displayed letters. When you’re in the room together, say things like “See the bright red B? That’s pretty letter.” read more...