to all parents why is my son a 2 yr and 7 mos can't easily memorize the alpahabet using a flash card?

Answer 1

God bless.

Answer 2

It Depends On The Child. Some Children Have A Progressed Mind. While Others, Need To Wait Until Kindergarten Or So.

Answer 3

At 2 yrs and at 7 mo neither is developmentally ready for that kind of learning. Their brain development is not at a point in time that they can translate visual information into something that related to verbal icons for language.

did you know that preschool teachers focus on recognizing, copying and drawing basic shapes first (circle, square, triangle,horizontal line, and vertical line) first? Foresmost this more appropriate in developmental sequence - but also because by being able to visually recognize these basic shapes and being able to reproduce them children have the basics to recognize and then produce alphabet letters?

Think about how you draw the letter P.... it is a circle and a straight line..... think about the number 3..... it is basically two half circles.

Dont worry about flash cards either.... just a long boring way to frustrate kids..... draw shapes, letters numbers in your applesauce, the the bubble in the bathtub, in the sandbox... there are lots of more fun, engaging, and age appropriate ways to support learning for young children than flash cards.

Check out some of the early childhood education resources such as www.NAEYC.com (National Association for the Education of Young Children ) for information on developmentally appropriate practice.

Answer 4

You got to be kidding me!! 2 yrs and 7 mos - you can't expect them to memorize the alphabet. I think your expectations are a bit high!!!! My daughter is 4 yrs and 6 mos and she knew how to recite the alphabet around 3 yrs old but when she turned 4, she memorized the letters using cards.

Answer 5

Night at the Museum 2. It's a cute movie

Answer 6

Our first daughter started saying the alphabet at about 30 months.

Every child is different. If by some chance you know a 2 year and seven month old child that can memorized the alphabet, don't feel your child are slow. Before too long you will not be able to keep him quite. Enjoy your child and his youth. He will grow up too quickly as it is.

Answer 7

because he is too young. Most kids don't start to memorize the ABC's until atleast 3-3 1/2. By 4 they can usually master it. Also, it is easier for them to learn by sound then by sight. He will know the ABC song, long before he can pick out each letter.

Answer 8

Oh hes just not ready for that yet. Get him cards with animals on them and let him identify the animals. Show him letters but dont expect him to do flash cards yet. Some kids can at his age but not all. Try to get him to Identify the letters in his name and simple words like dog.

Answer 9

Every child develops at his or her own rate. It may take him longer than it would another child, but on the other hand, he may be learning quicker than someone elses' child. Plus he is only two years (almost three), and most kids don't even learn their alphabet until they are a little older. Just keep showing him and he will pick it up.

Answer 10

not all children have the same learning ability, some times u have to try a different method, like baking cookies in letter forms, magnets, play dough shaped letters. If its fun for them it makes things click in there brain. I have even bought the soap crayon for the bath and had the draw letters as I call them out.

Answer 11

Albert Einstein was 4 years old before he started talking. I don't think you have anything to worry about. Kids have their own time line for doing things. Just be patient.