DS1 is 3.8 and loves books. I'd love for him to get familiar with letters, but I'm not sure how / where to start!
I've tried showing him different letters, saying what it starts with (e.g. 'ball starts with b' and then showing him the letter), but he struggles to remember the letter 5 minutes later.
This is in contrast to numbers, which he seems to just 'get' and is starting to work out that if you add 1 to 2, it makes 3, for example.
How can I help him? I struggle with the fact that some toys seem to do a pronounced as 'ae', b as 'beee' others as 'b'. He can point out letters of his name, but beyond that, both he and I are struggling! He isn't really a sit down and learn type of child (are any of them at nearly 4? ), but does seem to have a bit of a thing about road signs, so we talk about different letters in those, but they're all capitals, which I think is even more confusing for them!
Any ideas or thoughts appreciated! Thanks
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Getting to grips with letters - how do you do it?
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sheeplikessleep · 07/07/2011 10:32
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