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The Key to Success When Teaching Your Toddler
Children learn from the moment they
are born. The first thing they learn is that when he
or she cries someone comes to sooth them. The next thing
they learn is that when they fall and get hurt mommy
will pick them up and make the hurt go away. But have
your ever considered at what age and exactly how you
should start to teach your child?
Consider this - An 18 month old toddler
can learn the alphabet. Your two year old son or daughter
can learn to spell his or her name along with spelling
mommy and daddy. The key to success with this early
learning is to make it fun and exciting for your child.
When learning is fun your child will pick up the information
faster and want to learn more.
Here are some simple and easy tips to
help your young pre-schooler or toddler learn what will
most assuredly be the base to a lifetime of learning.
The Alphabet
We all remember the alphabet song from
kindergarten so pull it out of the recesses of your
mind and start singing. Try singing it every time you
are in the car. Your child will pick up the letters
and be singing the song along with you.
Visual Letter Identification
For young children starting at 'a' and
moving through the alphabet will not be of enough interest
for them to learn. Try instead to start with the first
letter of his or her name. The first letter of his or
her name will have special meaning and be the easiest
to start with. Then move on to 'm' for mommy and 'd'
for daddy. The next step is the first letter of your
family pets name or a favorite aunt or uncle. Before
you know it your little one will be identifying letters
and asking to learn more.
Counting and Math
To set the foundation for counting and
math try making up a song to go along with counting
from 1 to 10. Your child will enjoy singing with you
and music always makes learning easier for young children.
Once you have mastered singing from 1 to 10 add in math.
Start with a simple song of 1 and 1 is 2, 1 and 2 is
3 then move on until you reach 5 and 5 is 10.
You will be delighted when your two
year old overhears you say the number 2 and calls out
2 and 4 is 6. This foundation for learning will carry
with him or her into kindergarten and throughout grade
school.
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