my son is 31/2 and still cannot recognize numbers,colors & count up to 10 he is not giving attention to what?

Answer 1

Some children just take time to develop so waiting to see might be a good option.

On the other hand, if you are worried about his development than you can call your local school and ask for a referral for assessment. By law, the public school system must assess children for disabilities or learning delays and provide them with educational services if they are found to be delayed.

How is your child's language? does he speak about the same as other kids his age? Does he pay attention to things that interest him? How are his self-help skills? Does he try to dress himself and use a spoon?

If all his other skills and his language seem fine, then I suggest not worrying about numbers, colors and counting. However, if you think he is behind in other skills, you might want to speak to your doctor or call your local public school.

Good luck.

Answer 2

It takes a little longer for boys.. :)

Get some beginner reading like the .. One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish. and Go Dog Go! and Bill and the Fish and of course, The Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham.... keep finding and reading interesting beginner books over and over and over and etc. Point at the words while you read. If a child can't read he won't do well in any school.. After you have gone nutz reading the same 20 books all the time, you can ask him to help you and if you have been pointing as you read, he'll eventually be able to read the books very nicely. You can talk about the colors and how many things are in the pictures after or as, you read the story. This worked on all my children but I did notice that the boys don't pay as close attention... they would rather tumble around the floor. So don't lose it.. he's very young. Keep the Faith. (hugs)

Answer 3

Don't rush him or make it a chore! 3 1/2 is still pretty young. I would not focus on that right now, if he doesn't show interest in it yet. You can still present it to him, but in a very laid back way. For example, if you see something outside, you can say "Wow! look at that blue bird!". Emphasize the color. I have a friend with twins, 1 boy and 1 girl. Her daughter was interested in reading early, etc.. Her son was not. However, when they went to Kindergarten, all of a sudden, he picked up on things and was eventually tested for the Gifted Program. His IQ is 160, which is extremely high!!! So, maybe you have a very gifted son on your hands! Just always make learning fun.

Answer 4

A good way to teach children their colors is talking about the different colors while letting them draw or color pictures. I taught both my daughter and younger brother their colors like this. Markers work well because the colored lids contrast well with the white containers. When your son picks up a marker tell him what color it is and have him say it out loud. This is a great way to make learning fun.
Also sing little songs counting numbers up to ten. Talk to your son about different things he sees (three blue birds in the yard). I wouldn't worry to much he'll probably pick up on it. As far as recognizing numbers, my daughter just turned four and she can't recognize them either and she is pretty advanced with most things. Just give it time and use every opportunity to make learning fun.

Answer 5

He's 3 1/2....it's not too important right now. You don't say what his personality is like otherwise, so it's a little difficult to advise about this situation. Creative play and sharing are good things to focus on - as long as he can effectively communicate, I wouldn't worry too much about it. How is his attention span? Is he able to sit still long enough to listen to you read a story to him? Continue to encourage him by pointing out shapes, colors, etc when you're playing, and do things like count how many times he can hit a balloon before it hits the ground, or how many times you & he can toss a ball back & forth before one of you drop it, etc. But DON'T compare him to other children his age, especially in a negative context. God did not make every one the same.

Answer 6

Unlike everyone else here I am going to tell you to take your son to an optomitrist!! If he is COLORBLIND you can save a lot of time and frustration by learning it now!!

I went thru the same with my son, if they can only see shades of grey as primary colors then, if it is bright sun, fluor lights, natural color lightbulbs, cloudy, frosted bulbs, etc. the color shade of grey he sees will change every time so he can never pin it down! {unlike color visual peep we KNOW that a color, like say grass is green, always green & we see that no matter the lighting}

Once my son was dx'd & we started paying attention to teaching him primary color names only, everything else got easy! I don't know if it was b/c that part of the brain also controls the math center or what but it was like a miracle.

BTW, he was reading at 3!! I used the Bremner-Davis phonics set with him but you can get the newer set at any public library & use for free!

Please check out the links below, there are some that you can use to home check him yourself for colorblindness, they have pictures inside a circle of colored dots, if he has trouble with it then make an appointment with a good optomistrist.

They can teach you how to help him learn his primary colors without wondering if he has other problems or is lazy, etc., please don't judge him, test him!

Also, please teach him phonics instead of "sight" reading!! The kids that learn the sight method can never try to figure out a new word, phonics can open a whole world for a child and makes them proud of themselves.

PS When my son wanted to join the Air Force as a pilot they denied him cuz of his colorblindness, they said that in war time they do use CB peep cuz they can see thru camo & find snipers!!

Answer 7

He, is still very young. It's good that you want to get off to an early start. However you don't want to be to pushy. This will only make it harder and it will take even longer for him to learn. Even though it can be hard just try to be patient with him. I recommend starting with the colors, then working your way up to numbers. Try to play little games with him. Read books that talk about colors and numbers this will help it takes time!

Answer 8

He's still young! Give him some time. If you are really concerned check with a child developmental specialist. Schools in Michigan require counting to 10 for preschool (age 4 or so). So he still has time. Some kids 'grow' slower than others.

Answer 9

At the age of 3 1/2 his brain is not ready to memorize and store the information that he is being taught. He is to young to fully handle all of these things being shown to him at one time. Try to find a book with colored objects, and stay on that for about a week. Then move on to letters on week, and numbers the next. Try not to bombard him with everything all at one time. After he looks at each color ask him to find something at home or outside that is the color. I hope that this helps, but please remember not to rush him, as children do learn at different stages.

Answer 10

my cousins did face the same problem but then now they doin well. its just that u need to make thinkgs interesting for ur child. like get hi blocks to play with which have numbers on them. u canget him puzzles that are with alphabets and numbers. get charts with pictures of animals and birds flowers. take often to the garden and show him the things around and thru that he would be able to startreconizing colors thats u need to make him familiar with the colors. let him interact more with friends. and try and introduce numbers while talking in general to him.