From letters to alphabet

One cannot but agree that every child is individual. One child grasps everything on the fly, while another needs to find a special approach in order to teach even the simplest things. You can start as early as two years old - at this age, kids are inquisitive and quickly remember everything new. But learning should be organized in a playful way.

Your child will love reading in the future if you regularly follow simple rules:

  • Every day with your baby, read a choice of poems, fairy tales, books. It’s good if he himself wants to choose the literature for today;
  • While reading, attention to the letters will be more drawn if you move your finger along the lines;
  • Later, you can discuss what you read with your child, ask his opinion, retell the content yourself, or ask him to retell it.

So the baby will be interested in the opportunity to read on his own and will ask where which letter is. To make the learning process interesting, various auxiliary tools will come to the rescue:

  • magnetic alphabet;
  • color primer;
  • interactive poster;
  • cubes with letters.

By devoting a certain time every day to studying letters, very soon the baby will be able to recite the entire alphabet.

But at school it is not enough to know how a particular letter sounds. Children should know the entire alphabet by heart in the correct order. Often, a child who knows all the letters well may find it difficult to learn the sequence of their placement and how the letter is called correctly. And for parents who have taught their child all the letters, it seems that learning them in the correct sequence is not an easy task.

This is not entirely true. If a preschool child already knows all the letters and understands that these are not just signs, but that they are needed for reading and writing, then with the right approach it will not be difficult for him to learn the alphabet.

Methods for remembering letters in alphabetical order

There are many ways to quickly learn the alphabet with your child. For example, you can take the same cards, magnetic board or cubes that were used at the stage of learning letters. Several times a day you need to talk through the entire sequence with your child. If he gets tired quickly or gets bored with the activity, you can divide the alphabet into two parts.

A very simple but effective method - you need to sing the alphabet. Record the finished song that your baby likes the most and sing it with him. You can also download your favorite song without words and sing the letters in the correct order instead of verses.

It can become a favorite activity if you make the alphabet with your own hands with your child. The child will be happy to take part in such a serious matter. To do this, together with your mother, you need to cut out all the letters from cardboard and glue them in alphabetical order. If desired, the work can be decorated with pictures and drawings. The kid will proudly show his work to family and friends and he will want to quickly learn and tell which letter comes after which.

Success in this matter will come quickly if classes are carried out in compliance with the following conditions:

  • the child is not hungry;
  • he is in a good mood;
  • he slept well and was not tired.

In any case, the child should study with pleasure. You can’t scold him if you don’t manage to remember the material right away, this can discourage you from learning for a long time. If everything works out for the baby, if there is a first result, you should definitely praise him. Then he will happily continue his studies and soon, quickly and without errors, he will recite the entire alphabet from “A” to “Z.”

What to do if the alphabet is difficult?

All children are completely different, you need to find your own approach to each. If a child categorically refuses to learn the alphabet, then it is worth holding off on the lessons and returning to them later, when he is ready. During this period, it is worth trying several teaching methods. It’s good when parents and children go to educational stores together, because a new alphabet book with three-dimensional letters and colorful pictures or a puzzle rug can really please the little one and become a good helper for studying.

Create an appropriate learning environment in your child's room. A bright alphabet poster or decorative pillows with letters will always be in front of the baby’s eyes, and it will be easier for him to master the sequence of letters. Psychologists also believe that material is absorbed more effectively if it is highlighted in red.

Unfortunately, it often happens that parents do not have the opportunity or are unable to learn the alphabet with their child on their own. In such cases, it is worth taking a closer look at good teaching aids. A series of educational cartoons on discs will come to the rescue. At the same time, do not forget that the time in front of the computer or TV for children should be strictly dosed. The teaching format in the form of a cartoon will hold the attention of a young student for a long time. This means that the material will be learned well.

The choice of such lessons is now huge, for example, the developmental course “Learning to Read”, author Robert Sahakyants. Throughout the lesson, the child watches with interest as the wise owl teaches the sequence of letters of the alphabet and teaches the little bunny to read. As practice shows, this type of learning is very interesting and effective for the child.

A variety of online classes are all kinds of alphabet simulators.

Often, writing them under dictation helps a child remember letters in alphabetical order. Of course, provided that the child knows the letters and can write them at all. It will be more pleasant to write them with colored pencils, felt-tip pens or paints. You can also practice while walking: a stick, sand or colored crayons will do just fine. It is better to alternate approaches and teaching methods, so the child will not get tired of the lessons.

In the desire to help a child master all the letters and learn the alphabet as early as possible, do not forget that learning can begin when:

  • the child pronounces sounds well;
  • his vocabulary allows him to sufficiently express thoughts and needs;
  • uses full common sentences in spoken language;
  • loves to listen when adults read to him and tries to “read” on his own.

If a child loves music, then this song will help him remember the alphabet sequence well:

Thirty-three sisters,
Written beauties,
They live on the same page,
And they are famous everywhere!
They are rushing to you now,
Dear sisters,
We ask all the guys very much
Make friends with them!
A, Be, Ve, Ge, De, E, Zhe -
They rolled up on a hedgehog.
Ze, I, Ka, el, em, eN, O -
Together they climbed out the window.
Pe, eR, eS, Te, U, eF, Ha -
They saddled the rooster.
Tse, Che, Sha, Shcha, E, Yu, I -
Everyone is my friend now.
Five sisters were late -
We played hide and seek.
And now all the letters are standing up
In alphabetical order.
Meet them, children:
Here they are standing next to each other.
It's very bad to live in the world
For those who are unfamiliar with them.

It is better to memorize the alphabet by playing. To do this, you can try different lesson games:

  • Children who love to play mime will enjoy learning through their favorite game. To do this, they must depict each letter in order in an interesting and funny way.
  • Using the alphabet, the child must find an object from the environment whose name begins with each subsequent letter.
  • Anyone who likes to draw will love the game of “living letters.” The child, with the help of his parents, creates his own alphabet, where each letter is drawn in order. Moreover, the letters are different: each has its own “character”.
  • You can give your little student the interactive game “Letters of the Russian Alphabet.” When a child connects the letters one after another in the correct order, the picture “comes to life” at the end. At the same time, by clicking on each letter, the child will quickly remember how to pronounce it correctly.
  • The game “Letter Hunt” can help you learn the alphabetic sequence. It is fun for several children to play at the same time. For this you need old newspapers or magazines, as well as scissors and an album. The winner is the child who first finds, cuts out and glues all the letters in the correct order. If children don’t yet know the alphabet very confidently, then you can let them spy.

The alphabet is the foundation of literacy. Therefore, children need help to master letters, sounds, and also name them in alphabetical order. And for this it is not at all necessary to buy expensive teaching aids or special programs. Learning the alphabet with a child, and at the same time refreshing his memory himself, is entirely within the capabilities of every parent.

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Almost all parents understand that the time will definitely come when they will need to learn the letters of the Russian alphabet with their child. And they face a lot of questions. For example, at what age will learning be most successful? Or how to make classes interesting for children? And, in general, how to study it?


Techniques to support learning

There are a lot of different techniques, methods and exercises that make learning the letters of the Russian alphabet easy for children. This can include special coloring books, computer games, cutting out letters, sculpting them from plasticine, and even baking.


An original way to memorize letters

You can try this technique: first you need to remember 10 vowel letters, they come in pairs and rhyme, so learning them will be easy: A-Z, U-Y, O-Y, E-E, Y-I. And then move on to consonants, which can also be divided into pairs, for example, voiceless - voiced. There is also a method for learning sounds rather than letters.

One of the most effective ways is singing. You just need to learn a song with the alphabet and hum it constantly. This option is also popular: learning the letters of the Russian alphabet for children aged 5 years, not with letters, but immediately with words.

Learning and memorization are best if visual memory is involved. Therefore, it will be very effective to cut out large letters and place them in a constant visibility area so that the child can get used to them and remember them. It is good that they are red, as this color attracts attention. In general, all tools, cards, materials used in teaching should be very bright, colorful, beautiful and attractive in appearance.


It has been proven that children remember the alphabet faster and easier if the letters are depicted in the form of an animal. Or when a picture is drawn next to the letter. And then children will associate the letters with a certain image. For example, A with a watermelon or a stork, B with a drum, etc.

If you simultaneously teach your child to write the letters they are learning, the effect will increase many times over.

Just no exams or forced imposition! This should all be interesting to the little one. Let the information flow slowly so that the child does not get confused and refuse to learn. It’s just wonderful if the baby begins to take an interest in letters on his own. And if not, then you need to awaken this curiosity in him. And temporarily postpone classes if interest still does not arise.

Want to know the most effective way to teach your child letters and learn the alphabet in the shortest possible time? With our recommendations, it will not be difficult for you to teach your child the alphabet at 3-6 years old. In just a month of short lessons, you can learn vowels and consonants with your child and start reading.

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Why teach your child the alphabet?

Before introducing your child to the letters of the Russian alphabet, answer yourself the question WHY you want to do this right now. Is your child 5 or 6 years old and you want to prepare him for school? He is 2 years old and you want to brag about the successes of the little genius to your friends and relatives? Your baby is 3 years old and you want to “invest the maximum in him” in every way possible so as not to miss the optimal moment for all-round development? What?

Of course, you can teach a child the alphabet at any age. You can show cards with letters from the cradle, but... Let's put parental ambitions aside and focus on the object - the child. Why does he need to know letters? Right to read! Are you sure that right now he is READY to learn the basics of reading? Read what conditions are necessary to teach a child to read in our articles and only then make the right decision:

Any knowledge must be applied in practice. You must clearly understand that learning letters and the alphabet is followed by teaching a child to read. Otherwise, there is no point; there are a lot of other effective ways to develop memory, thinking, and speech. To do this, it is not necessary to learn letters with a one and a half year old toddler who is not yet able to pronounce them correctly. If you start introducing the alphabet too early, there is a high chance that the child will simply forget the letters by the time he is ready to learn to read. Or the second, more “scary” moment. Having learned “be”, “ve”, “de”, a child will not be able to read, because when reading, other rules apply. To merge syllables and turn them into words, you need to pronounce sounds in a completely different way. Retraining is always more difficult. Be careful when choosing talking toys and books: they don’t always pronounce the letters correctly!

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Knowledge of the alphabet in itself will not give a child anything. He will simply memorize it like a song or rhyme, but this will not teach him to read. Therefore, leave learning the alphabet for children 5-6 years old, who will need it at school, and with kids just learn the letters without adhering to the alphabetical sequence.

  • The alphabet is not just all the letters, it is the letters in a CERTAIN sequence.
  • The alphabet is the basis of any language.
  • The alphabet is the key to all dictionaries, reference books, encyclopedias and other documents where order and systematization are important.
  • Knowing the alphabet saves time.

Learning letters: where to start

In what order should I learn the letters? Do you need to learn the alphabet? Should I start with vowels or consonants?

Let's be clear, so:

1. There is no need to learn letters in alphabetical order.

2. Do not learn letters mixed up: vowels and consonants.

3. Be the first to learn 10 letters representing vowel sounds with your child.

The most important thing at this age is to pay attention to CORRECT SPEECH. If necessary, contact a speech therapist to help you put in the correct sounds, because success in learning at school directly depends on this.

A common problem at this age is sound. R. You can work with your child yourself by regularly doing.

When we learn letters with our baby, we often have various questions and doubts. Acquaintance with letters is an important stage in the development of a baby, because it is from them, while signs that are still unfamiliar to him, that he will then learn to form words, read, and write the first word.

Today in our material we will tell you how to make the learning process simple, as interesting as possible, present information in a playful way and help your child remember important information.

Learning letters: preparation for the process

To the question “at what age is it better to start learning letters” there is no clear answer , it all depends on the initiative of the parents and the individual readiness of the child.

Some mothers and fathers begin the process of learning the alphabet at 2-3 years of age. At this age the baby It's rare to remember well such a large amount of information, but he doesn’t need it yet, but some letters he can quite master and learn.

For example, A, B and C, the first letter of their name, become familiar and recognizable, K - if a child has a cat at home, and C - when a four-legged dog friend is a full member of the family.

But be too zealous It’s not worth it, at this age it is not the number of letters learned that is important, but the skill of the parents.

How to do this if the baby is still quite small? We have a few rules .

Read to your baby every day . It’s good if there are a lot of children’s books at home, the child will have favorites, and he will be able to choose works to read.

While reading, sit next to your child so that he can see the text on the page. As in childhood, move your finger along the lines , so it will be easier for the baby to remember and compare the spelling and sound of letters.

Don't hide books , fearing that the child will tear them or stain them. Buy children's publications with hard, cardboard pages - such copies are more difficult to damage by careless movement.

Carefully but firmly take the books out of the hands of the little prankster if he decides to use them for other purposes. Tell and explain that they need to be read, they are our friends who tell us a lot of interesting things.

Even if the child doesn’t want to listen to fairy tales yet, let him. is considering There are bright pictures in the books, he flips through the pages, studying the expressions on the faces of the characters.

To train memory and attention ask questions a little bit about what you read. At least in a few words, let the child tell you who he learned about this time, try to retell the plot, reproduce the sequence of events.

In the case of an early start to education, parents should not forget that at the age of 2-3 years the child It's quite difficult to concentrate on something longer than 10-15 minutes, and they may also have difficulties if they need to learn several new letters at once.

Do you see that your baby is starting to lose interest and get distracted? This means it’s time to finish the lesson, even if you only studied for 5-10 minutes.

You should not introduce a large number of letters at once - 2-3 a day is enough. It is not necessary to introduce them into everyday life strictly in alphabetical order, as long as it is absolutely not important for the child. Take for example some small understandable word, such as “ball”, “meow”, “nose”, “house” or the baby’s name, and begin to master the sounds that make it up.

The best helpers are interest and motivation

Let's go back in time a little. Remember how you introduced your baby's first lure ? The majority of parents begin to do this when baby shows active interest to the contents of adults' plates.

When learning the alphabet, we advise you to follow the same rule - there's no point in rushing , learn all the letters as quickly as possible. The motto “five-year plan in two months” is not a slogan that should be followed in this case.

Better wait for the moment , when, and will ask what the name of the new book is, what is written on the juice box, or how to read the name of his favorite toy store.

Let's play and study

How to make the process of learning letters interesting for a child? Unfortunately, there is no universal method.

Many parents, without further ado, prefer ABC books familiar from childhood , but there is more Several variants , to which we would like to draw your attention.

Magnetic alphabet . Multi-colored letters on magnets can be attached to any metal surface: easel, refrigerator or dishes. The baby will be able to pick up each letter, feel it, place it in the company of others, experiment, creating combinations at his own discretion. With the magnetic alphabet you can not only create different words, but also develop the child’s imagination - let him tell you what the letter Z, L or D looks like. Don’t forget about attention. For example, you and your child learned the word “cup”. Remove one of the letters and let the child say which one is missing, and then name the resulting word.

Cubes . The way our parents learned to read is still in effect! It doesn’t matter what the cubes are - wooden or plastic, the main thing is that there are enough of them to form at least a small word. Therefore, if you purchase a set, check whether it contains enough letters, for example, A, P and M, so that you or your child can simultaneously form the words MOTHER and DAD. For those who are ready to start learning not only letters, but also syllables, and are also actively inclined to read, Zaitsev’s Cubes will help.

Cards . Assorted letter card sets are usually sold in toy stores or bookstores. The parents' task is to choose a design that you like. But you can create such cards yourself, together with your child, this is an excellent creative activity. Draw any letter large on a sheet of paper from a sketchbook, select and paste small pictures next to it depicting objects that begin with this letter. You can choose pictures from magazines, and if you don’t want to draw, type the letters on the computer and print them out. If you wish, you can make a whole primer with your own hands, decorating each sheet as you wish.

Available materials . For those children and parents who love creativity, we advise you to move away from the usual pencils and paints, and write letters with chalk on the asphalt, erasable felt-tip pens on the floor, your finger in the sand, jam on the table, or a laser pointer in the dark on the wall. Mold letters from dough, plasticine, cut out of wood, create words from construction cubes, lay out from lids, pasta, counting sticks, pebbles, leaves and cones.

Talking ABC . Those people who came up with posters with the “Talking ABC” are really great, it’s a very useful thing. By clicking on a particular letter, the child will hear how it is pronounced, and by answering questions in the “Exam” mode, he will be able to consolidate the acquired knowledge in a playful way.

Attentiveness test . Did you know that letters have a habit of hiding? Yes Yes! And at the same time they really love it when people look for them. This is exactly what we advise you to do with your child, armed with a red felt-tip pen and an unnecessary magazine with large letters. Announce who is hiding here today, and go on the search! With an older child, 5-7 years old, it’s fun to play this game in a race. The main thing is that you have the same magazines that you open on the same page. One-two-three - time has come!

Watch and sing . There are many short videos, cartoons and songs on the Internet that will make it easier for your child to remember new letters. There are apps for learning letters for iPad and iPhone . Parents' task: first, before showing it to your child, watch and evaluate the video or task to your taste. It is important that it is interesting, positive, and also appropriate for the child’s age and level of development.

Letter hunt . You will need a stack of old magazines, glue and scissors. The task is to find letters in a magazine, cut them out and paste them into an album alphabetically . A more difficult version of this game is to find only uppercase or only lowercase letters. Level for experts who already know how to read - cut out and paste whole words. You can play for speed or simply for the correct execution of the task.

Any undertaking will definitely be successful provided that parents believe in the child .

We wish you success, and if you have your own, individual way through which your child learned letters, share your experience with us in the comments to the article.

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How to teach a child letters - game techniques with children from two to 4 years old

You can start learning about letters at the age of two or three. But restless students cannot concentrate their attention for a long time; they quickly get tired and begin to get distracted. In order for a child to explore with interest an unknown country of literacy, he needs to be lured by playing. Parents will need to show a little imagination, patience and positive emotions.

House for letters

An interesting idea came to us from the West. The house for the alphabet can be sewn from felt, drawn on whatman paper, or glued together from cardboard. The goal of the game is to create an association in the child with each letter by distributing the animals according to their first letter, for example: stork under A, hippopotamus under B, etc. Children will be happy to support the idea of ​​giving each animal its own pocket!

  • When first introduced to a letter, do not focus the child’s attention on remembering its correct name; he will need this later, when learning the sequence of letters in the alphabet.
  • Do not teach your child that this is the letter “Em” or, especially, “Me”. Say that this letter can speak and can only pronounce the sound “M” or, for example, “S”.

Surround your baby with letters everywhere - tell fairy tales about them, teach easy rhymes, watch educational cartoons.

Talking ABC

A simple entertaining game will introduce your child to the alphabet. Hang a talking poster on the wall or door so that your child can easily reach it and press buttons.


Cubes

At a young age, you can build towers, houses, garages from such cubes and unobtrusively pronounce to your child the name of the letters depicted on each side. With an older child, you can use them to form words and syllables.

  • If you buy cubes with images of letters, fruits and various animals, you will get a real lesson. To do this, place 2 different cubes next to each other, for example with a cow and the letter K, and often repeat their names. Over time, the child himself will place the animals next to their letters.

It is advisable to conduct classes at the same time, spending no more than 10-15 minutes.


Reading

Choose an interesting, colorful, and exciting book for your child to learn letters. To prevent your child from losing interest in it, spend no more than 15-20 minutes a day reading.


How to teach a child letters from 4 years old

A child at 4 years old becomes more diligent, attentive and remembers information faster. Classes at this age are also conducted in a playful way, but carry a more meaningful meaning.

Writing letters

While learning pronunciation, develop your writing skills in a variety of ways:

  • On a piece of paper using a felt-tip pen, pen, pencil, or colored wax crayons.
  • Draw the outlines of the letters with finger paints or thick gouache.
  • While walking, make symbols out of pebbles or twigs.
  • When your baby takes a bath, give him toothpaste or shaving foam.

The kid will appreciate such methods - it’s so funny and interesting! Magnetic letters attached to the refrigerator or magnetic board will help you consolidate the result.


Let's sculpt

Modeling promotes the development of speech, logical thinking and memory of the baby. Create letters from colored plasticine, edible salt dough or regular clay. Finished figures can be decorated with flowers or circles. You can create your own alphabet with a young master and continue learning the alphabet using it, it will be even more interesting.


Cut it out

If you have a stack of unnecessary glossy magazines at home, give them to your child to study literacy! Together with your child, look through the pages and find the largest and most beautiful letters, then carefully cut them out. You can even try to make up the first short words from them - woman, cat, grandfather, mom, dad. You will see a sea of ​​joy and happiness - after all, the baby himself collected the whole word!


When the child turns 5-6 years old, you can move on to more serious reading and writing. Buy your child interesting copybooks, a real primer and study for as long as possible. The result will not keep you waiting long; with a competent, calm approach, your student will very soon tell you the entire alphabet!