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What's the best way to teach my child the alphabet?

Most children between the ages of two and three start recognising some letters, and are able to identify most letters by the age of four to five. You can therefore start teaching your child the alphabet from when he is about two. However, it does take some time, and a lot of patience, and the best way to go about it is if you do it in a really fu way.

Colourful alphabet picture books are great for this – your toddler will have a lot of fun pointing to the letters he knows, as well as the colours, shapes, animals, and other objects in the book. The best way to start this is to get your child interested in listening to stories. Children of two and three, who are read to often, soon realise that books contain print, which is made up of letters.

Another great, fun way is to introduce your child to individual letter. Write their name down and then point out each letter of their name to him or her as you say them aloud. They will soon get the idea that those letters combined spell out his or her name. You can use the letters of their name to point out other objects that start with the same letters as well.

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