2 1/2 knowing alphabet and knowing can name all the letters in the alphabet - Page 2

hattiehippo · Apr 12th, 2012, 02:11 AM

Totally agree with the other posters....your LO does not need to know the alphabet at 2 1/2 and tbh if she was interested in it she prob would be picking it up without you doing very much.

Tom is a very visual learner (like me!) And he is into letters and numbers. He can recognise about 15 letters and will pick them out on signs and books. He also points out numbers but doesn't understand yet that they're different to letters. But the only input we have done is playing with letters in the bath. He is just fascinated with letters and writing.

Don't worry. Your LO will be good at other things I guarantee.

smelly07 · Apr 12th, 2012, 02:17 AM

i totally agree with other posters, i dont 'teach' my LO anything what she knows is what she has picked up during play.

Remember its not a competition, there is no hurry, children get where they need to in their own time. Doesnt mean your child is less 'clever' than another child or 'behind'. x

sparkle_1979 · Apr 12th, 2012, 03:06 AM

Thanks ladies I appreciate all your comments. I never usually worry about these things. I was just so shocked at how advanced she was compared to Ruby and there is only a weeks difference. x

eddjanuary10 · Apr 12th, 2012, 04:46 AM

I compare sometimes too, its totally normal and I am always genuinely amazed at what some toddlers can do! Ihsan does know the alphabet and can pick out a letter if you ask him, he also knows some words that start with each letter but not all of them. He can count to 20. The other day at a museum cafe I was talking to another lady with a little girl the same age as Ihsan, she was sitting singing a JLS song and knew ALL the words! I can't even remember all the words to a song lol! In comparison, Ihsan can just about sing all of twinkle twinkle little star

RedRose · Apr 12th, 2012, 07:52 AM

I can't really add much more to what the others have said, other than please don't worry! How well they know the alphabet right now isn't going to make any difference long-term.

Mum2b_Claire · Apr 12th, 2012, 10:28 AM

Ruby doesn't know all the letters. But her nursery have told us she is very much more advanced than others her age so it can't be an expectation!

jenny82 · Apr 12th, 2012, 10:59 AM

My LO does but he does have a real interest in numbers/letters and wants me to spell stuff out all the time - annoying when I have to do it for a whole book! BUT he is really unconfident with drawing/colouring and will not do it himself, saying that its 'too hard'. Every wee person is different in their abilities and like others have said, they all even out in the end anyway

Aunty E · Apr 12th, 2012, 11:37 AM

Imogen can say and read the whole alphabet, can read some small words and can count and read up to twenty. BUT she doesn't talk, pretty much at all. Essentially she's a brilliant mimic, but hasn't made the leap into communicating yet, so although she's more advanced than some kids her age in one area, she's massively behind a lot of eighteen month olds in others. I'm pretty relaxed about it, I think it will all even itself out soon enough

TigerLady · Apr 12th, 2012, 17:43 PM

My experience is that any 2.5 year old that knows all their letters is ahead of the curve. So, just because you found a tot who knows that doesn't mean your LO is behind. Just means the other tot is ahead.

My DS is in a Pre-School class with kids that are 3-3.5 years old (he's 2.5 years old.) My DS is very advanced with letters, shapes, numbers, colors, etc. There is only one other child in the class who knows almost as much as him (about 75%) and she just turned 3. They are also best friends and have been together nearly full time forever so have sort of fed off each other learning that stuff.

Every other kid in the class is far far behind those 2. They are actively taught these things and none of them still really know any of it very well. That is normal.

Like mentioned before, just because they are advanced in one thing doesn't mean they are advanced in everything. My DS might be way ahead on "academic" sort of things, but he is just pretty much average on gross motor skills and even struggles a bit with fine motor skills.

It's all good!

Seity · Apr 12th, 2012, 20:34 PM

I don't know what's normal. Some kids learn those things earlier than others, just depends on their interests. My son doesn't know the alphabet song, but he can name and point to all the letter and count to 10, He's been able to do it for months and months now. Not exactly sure when, but I know I consider it to be very early. We read all the time and he loved pointing to letters and asking 'that', so I told him the letters and he just learned them all from that. I simply let him lead the way as far as what he wants to learn and he's just a big sponge.

Apr 12th, 2012, 02:11 AM	#11
hattiehippo Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Essex Posts: 3,642	Totally agree with the other posters....your LO does not need to know the alphabet at 2 1/2 and tbh if she was interested in it she prob would be picking it up without you doing very much. Tom is a very visual learner (like me!) And he is into letters and numbers. He can recognise about 15 letters and will pick them out on signs and books. He also points out numbers but doesn't understand yet that they're different to letters. But the only input we have done is playing with letters in the bath. He is just fascinated with letters and writing. Don't worry. Your LO will be good at other things I guarantee.

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Apr 12th, 2012, 02:17 AM	#12
smelly07 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: England down south Posts: 3,577	i totally agree with other posters, i dont 'teach' my LO anything what she knows is what she has picked up during play. Remember its not a competition, there is no hurry, children get where they need to in their own time. Doesnt mean your child is less 'clever' than another child or 'behind'. x

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Apr 12th, 2012, 03:06 AM	#13
sparkle_1979 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 5,717	Thanks ladies I appreciate all your comments. I never usually worry about these things. I was just so shocked at how advanced she was compared to Ruby and there is only a weeks difference. x

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Apr 12th, 2012, 04:46 AM	#14
eddjanuary10 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Glasgow Posts: 3,359	I compare sometimes too, its totally normal and I am always genuinely amazed at what some toddlers can do! Ihsan does know the alphabet and can pick out a letter if you ask him, he also knows some words that start with each letter but not all of them. He can count to 20. The other day at a museum cafe I was talking to another lady with a little girl the same age as Ihsan, she was sitting singing a JLS song and knew ALL the words! I can't even remember all the words to a song lol! In comparison, Ihsan can just about sing all of twinkle twinkle little star

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Apr 12th, 2012, 07:52 AM	#15
RedRose Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: South Coast, UK Posts: 3,965	I can't really add much more to what the others have said, other than please don't worry! How well they know the alphabet right now isn't going to make any difference long-term.

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Apr 12th, 2012, 10:28 AM	#16
Mum2b_Claire Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kent Posts: 16,777	Ruby doesn't know all the letters. But her nursery have told us she is very much more advanced than others her age so it can't be an expectation!

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Apr 12th, 2012, 10:59 AM	#17
jenny82 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 8,188	My LO does but he does have a real interest in numbers/letters and wants me to spell stuff out all the time - annoying when I have to do it for a whole book! BUT he is really unconfident with drawing/colouring and will not do it himself, saying that its 'too hard'. Every wee person is different in their abilities and like others have said, they all even out in the end anyway

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Apr 12th, 2012, 11:37 AM	#18
Aunty E Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: London Posts: 4,505	Imogen can say and read the whole alphabet, can read some small words and can count and read up to twenty. BUT she doesn't talk, pretty much at all. Essentially she's a brilliant mimic, but hasn't made the leap into communicating yet, so although she's more advanced than some kids her age in one area, she's massively behind a lot of eighteen month olds in others. I'm pretty relaxed about it, I think it will all even itself out soon enough

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Apr 12th, 2012, 17:43 PM	#19
TigerLady Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: In a Cave Posts: 24,275	My experience is that any 2.5 year old that knows all their letters is ahead of the curve. So, just because you found a tot who knows that doesn't mean your LO is behind. Just means the other tot is ahead. My DS is in a Pre-School class with kids that are 3-3.5 years old (he's 2.5 years old.) My DS is very advanced with letters, shapes, numbers, colors, etc. There is only one other child in the class who knows almost as much as him (about 75%) and she just turned 3. They are also best friends and have been together nearly full time forever so have sort of fed off each other learning that stuff. Every other kid in the class is far far behind those 2. They are actively taught these things and none of them still really know any of it very well. That is normal. Like mentioned before, just because they are advanced in one thing doesn't mean they are advanced in everything. My DS might be way ahead on "academic" sort of things, but he is just pretty much average on gross motor skills and even struggles a bit with fine motor skills. It's all good!

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Apr 12th, 2012, 20:34 PM	#20
Seity Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ithaca, NY Posts: 16,666	I don't know what's normal. Some kids learn those things earlier than others, just depends on their interests. My son doesn't know the alphabet song, but he can name and point to all the letter and count to 10, He's been able to do it for months and months now. Not exactly sure when, but I know I consider it to be very early. We read all the time and he loved pointing to letters and asking 'that', so I told him the letters and he just learned them all from that. I simply let him lead the way as far as what he wants to learn and he's just a big sponge.

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