Many people think that teaching a toddler is like taking a walk in the park. But to be honest, it’s not as simple as it seems. You need enough time, dedication and you also need to be calm when it comes to teaching your child.

So here in this article, let us know how and when to teach alphabets to your kids.

How to Teach the Alphabet to your Toddlers

Books have an end number of alphabets in them, now they won’t be able to read a particular word, but they can surely read alphabets one by one.

Keep a book or magazine with bold letters in front of them and ask them to read letters slowly. By this you can also teach them small words like, off, but, sit, etc.

At the age of one or two, your little one is all ready to grasp things quickly, the words that they listen often can remain in their mind forever. So reciting or singing alphabets can be really helpful for them to learn.

There are several YouTube videos that will grab your little one’s attention. Playing such videos will improve your child’s memory and help them to learn Alphabets easily.

You can easily find alphabet puzzles in nearby shops, these puzzles will be helpful to improvise your child’s memory and vocabulary.

According to the shape, your child will have to place the alphabets in the correct section and you can also help him at the initial stage.

Write your child’s name on a sheet of paper with bold and visible handwriting. Ask your little one to go over each letter one by one and recognize the letters. This will help your child to improve his recognition power and improvise his memory. 

Kids love to scribble on walls, papers, or anything they find, so why don’t you use this stuff to make them learn the alphabet.

Take a drawing booking and colorful pens, draw any alphabet on the paper and ask your child to scribble on the same. This will give them the practice of writing and help them to memorize the letter easily.

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When to Teach Alphabets to your Toddlers

Your little one is capable of learning things at the age of 18 months itself, he will start reciting alphabets during this period but recognizing those alphabets will come later.

You shouldn’t overwhelm your child by teaching the whole set of alphabets at once, working letter by letter, and letting them take their time to learn these alphabets.

 

Teaching alphabets to your toddlers isn’t that difficult, all you need is some patience. Teaching them while playing is a great way to build a strong foundation for letter recognition. Even our simple daily activities can help them to learn alphabets easily.