My daughter is 4 years old and I just recently had a conference with her 4k teacher and her teacher told me that she had problems with letter and number recognition and that I needed to work with her more on that. Well I've been trying and I've come to realize that she is not grasping it very well. I'm trying to teach her and she just seems to get really frustrated because she is unable to grasp it. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do or if there are better ways to teach her? Is it possible that she's just not ready?
2006-11-07 13:33:38 · 9 answers · asked by Jasmine829 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
we taught our Daughter the abc's and numbers by using the
foam letters that you use in the bathtub, when they get wet they stick to anything.
We would talk about 1 letter or number per bath, and we made it fun we would put a T on her forehead and laugh and say you got a T on your head.
Make it fun and she will learn , if not they will teach her in Kindergarden
2006-11-07 13:48:19 · answer #1 · answered by handymandanvt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She might just not be ready, but here are some ideas you can try. Get a set of alphabet flashcards which has pictures to match the letter, like 'a for apple'. Every day or so, take one letter and work on it with your daughter. Make it your 'sound of the day'. Show her the card and make the sound. Have her trace the letter on the card, then ask her to write the letter in the air while saying the sound. Take a shallow tray of sand and have her trace the letter in the sand while saying the sound. Have her trace the letter on the carpet, or a piece of rough cardboard- just make sure she makes the sound while tracing. You can also cut letters out of sandpaper to trace. Also, point out any time you use a word that starts with your 'sound of the day'. Make it a fun game to take the pressure off. As for numbers, I find that the same tracing technique works, but that your child needs concrete examples of what number quantities mean. Hand her 4 popsicle sticks and say the number 4. Have her count them. Do this with all kinds of stuff, but don't go over 10 items to count at first. This age really responds to hands on activities- don't pressure her until she is frustrated- good luck-
2006-11-07 13:48:58 · answer #2 · answered by count scratchula 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely it is possible she is just not ready!! Get Raymond Moore's book Better Later Than Early. Also you may want to get her eyes checked and make sure they are working together. I once tutored a 13 year old that was thought to be retarded when I discovered she had 20/20 vision but her eyes weren't tracking together - she had been seeing double all her life and thought that was how everyone saw. The reason I was able to recognize this was because my 5 year old was in visual therapy for the same problem.
2006-11-07 13:43:41 · answer #3 · answered by rosepedalz726 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a great suggestion for you! Try those Leap Frog Videos! My daughter loves them and can watch them all day long if I don't intervene. They are cartoons that teach letter recognition and they come in a series (even with math skills too.) You can get them at Walmart, Kmart, ebay, etc. They taught my 4 yr. old how to read! And she is stubborn as a mule! Don't label your child so quickly. She is only 4 and school is a new concept for her.
2006-11-07 13:46:19 · answer #4 · answered by noitall 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First, yes, it's possible. Especially if she was born in October and not January!
Second, being pushed into learning is likely to set her up for resentment throughout some if not allof her education, and even life.
Third, the only way around a frustrated kid who's not learning is often those fun video games. Even if you think you cna't swing it, ask for it for Christmans if you have to
. Good luck
2006-11-07 13:41:40 · answer #5 · answered by starryeyed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How exactly are you teaching her? I recommend that you buy some flash cards, draw the outlines of the numbers on them, and let her color them in or do something creative with them. Then test her with them. Since they will be her own works of art, she may just have more fun learning.
2006-11-07 13:36:54 · answer #6 · answered by Chef G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make the lesson fun for her, kids usually learn more while having fun and what ever u do dont stress her out about her numbers and letters that would only make her hate learning
2006-11-07 13:44:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
make your lessons with her fun and she will enjoy it and she will follow with it.
2006-11-07 13:35:44 · answer #8 · answered by ♣valentine melons♣ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok good
2006-11-07 13:34:54 · answer #9 · answered by bombardinoo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋