When did your child learn their letters?

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I do not mean just saying them, I mean when did he/she learn to recognize them, write them, and write his/her name?

Chrisy-Wyobride

Recognize--they year they were 2.  Write--the year she was 3.

KoriBrett

recognizes most, can write maybe 5 of them, has written her name but says she "just can't do it" some days.  She'll do it if nobody is looking.  She knows her name when she sees it though.

She's 3.5

~Kat~

DS learned to recognize them right around 2, and learned the sounds they make around 2 1/2. He can't write them yet.

AnneUCSB

Recognize and say:  Eric-17 months and Kyle-24 months

Write them/name:  Eric- 3 yrs 

katie277s

He could recognize around 2.  He can write some of them and he can write his name.  But he won't do it if you ask him to.  He has to want to, while you peek over his shoulder :-)

amiamish

Well DAMN. My kid is way behind then...

LestaMarie

She could recognize most of them around 2.5/3 (although she still gets tripped up with M & W from time to time).  She could write her name at 3, but her name is easier than a lot of other kids' (Ava).  As far as writing them without help or tracing - we're still working on that.  It's kind of been little bit by little bit for about a year or two now.

LittleMamaB

Miles has recognized and said them since before he turned two (which was in July). He is nowhere near writing anything...lol.

CleoKitty

He could recognize some letters around 2 and continued to recognize more of them as he got older. Right around 4 he started to legibly write, including his name.

?? ??

Wow I guess my 4 year old is retarded, she can recognize her name, but beside that, she cannot write any letters or recognize them.

BubblyToes

You might want to reword that follow-up post. 

For reals.

Andrewsgal

Emma can recognize all her letters and write about 5-6 of them, three of them being in her name

amiamish

BubblyToes:

You might want to reword that follow-up post. 

For reals.

that's what I was thinking.... that wording is uncalled for in that context.

KoriBrett

I'll add, she can't write Samantha or anything, it's Sam.  It's pretty easy to scribble that one out LOL

Her M's sometimes turn into "hey look Mommy I drew the ocean". 

She'll do an O and wind up making a face out of it instead.  *shrug*

hikerbeth

She recognized them before she was 2. . . about 22 months for all of them, probably.

She started writing some of them shortly before 3 and could write her name at 3.  At 3.5 she is pretty good at writing all the letters.

littlemermaid

Your children are not behind if they cannot recognize or write their names by age 2.  Please do not panic your child is not behind.  Most preschools will begin to teach letters, holding the pencil, and start to write in 3 year old preschool.  They continue to practice sounds, letters/numbers, writing in 4 year old preschool.  Some school districts do require children to know their alphabet(recite not sing) before they enter Kindergarten.

AnnapolisLari

At 2.5 he could recognize them all.

He doesn't write anything but x or o for now, let alone his name. (2y9mo)

becoming_untied

My DS could say the alphabet by 2.  Didn't really recognize many, if any letters consistently by 3.  He is now 4.5 and he can only write out his name with help - but it is 8 letters and not easy.  He still doesn't recognize all of the letters, nor can he write them.

Oh, and I don't get the offense to the "retarded" comment.  Insensitivity to those things bother me, but in the context of this post it didn't come across as inappropriate or offensive.  Most of the posts are about DC's knowing so much at an early age and it seems a little one sided to me.  Reading through them "could" make you feel like your child is behind/retarded in this area.  (Even though it is not the case.)

JOEBunny

My DD is 3.25.  She recognizes no letters and can't write any letters, and she really isn't suppose to.  Some kids do learn to do this early, but 4 is the age when they start to develop the ability to do this in a meaningful way and 5 is not uncommon.  This is not a milestone and does not indicate future achievement potential according to the studies I have read.  Her exposure to the alphabet is through toys and her exposure to letters it through lots of reading, we don't focus on ABC...

Brewster

2 y 9 mo and not yet. ?Really not even close. ?He may know 2 letters. ?I'm ok with that, although we are working on it.

And you also asked this question on the nest. ?Most kids here crawl at 5 months, walk at 7, talking in sentences by 9 mo and writing their first novel by 3 years. ?No one ever answers when their kid looks "behind". ??

Jen2124

I love these posts bc the nest kids are always eons ahead of most kids I know irl. They all spoke sentences before they were 1, etc.

I feel like I am making it sound like people are lying and I don't really mean it that way, but I still have to LOL when i read all the responses from everyones kids compared to most kids IRL.

I guess what I am trying to say is don't feel like your child is behind if they are not doing the things everyone else here claims. I feel like the boys do some things early and other things later....no big deal.

..and I have to agree with Bubbly about rewording your follow-up.

Angela814

She recognized a few at 2 yrs, and at 3yrs knows almost all. She still gets confused with a couple. However, she recognizes her name written and the names of all her classmates. She can't write any letters (well, maybe an O since it's just a circle) and does not want to learn right now.

KellyGreen

I am having a hard time believing the truthfulness of some of these answers as well.

My son turns 3 in December.  He can recognize all of the letters in his name (simple, Noah), as well as some others, but not all the time.

He can't write yet.

npeacock

He could recognize his name at 2.5. He knows the first letter of his first and last names. He sees a letter (like D) and says "That's the letter for Daddy." Other letters are for other things (like "That's the letter for Katie."), but he doesn't usually say the letter. He only writes the first letter of his name, and the letters X and O.

thatgirlang

Jen2124:

I love these posts bc the nest kids are always eons ahead of most kids I know irl. They all spoke sentences before they were 1, etc.

I feel like I am making it sound like people are lying and I don't really mean it that way, but I still have to LOL when i read all the responses from everyones kids compared to most kids IRL.

Hmmm.... DS recognized all of his letters out of order at 2 and could write his name at early 3. But as a former preschool teacher, this wasn't that uncommon. Only a lot of the kids didn't do as well when you mix the letters up.

LinzDavid

I'll answer, and my kid walked at 15 months.  And was in speech therapy 

DS just turned 3.  He recognizes about 75% of the letters.  He sings the alphabet and can recognize his name.  He is no where near writing it yet.

Andrewsgal

KellyGreen:

I am having a hard time believing the truthfulness of some of these answers as well.

My son turns 3 in December.  He can recognize all of the letters in his name (simple, Noah), as well as some others, but not all the time.

He can't write yet.

Love this

 

Just because my kid is not doing something does not mean I think that every other parent that says their kid is is lying. Emma can't skip so anyone who says their three year old can is a lying liar.  Get real, kids develop  at certian rates, in the end it means nothing, but saying people are lying just because their kids are doing something you is not, is just plain silly.

Brewster

I would believe some of these parents are telling the truth, but definitely not all. ?It is VERY hard to believe that the norm is that your 2 or less than 2 year old can identify all their abc's. ?Sorry, just don't buy it. ?Definitely possible for some, but I hardly believe the average age for letter identification is 2. ?

It's like the debt polls that are posted. ?No one here ever has any debt (myself included). ?Possible for some, but no way is that the norm. ??

thatgirlang

KellyGreen:

I am having a hard time believing the truthfulness of some of these answers as well.

My son turns 3 in December.  He can recognize all of the letters in his name (simple, Noah), as well as some others, but not all the time.

He can't write yet.

DS didn't walk until 15 months and didn't talk until 20 months. Some kids are "late" doing some things and not so late doing others.

I kind of hate these comparison posts but really... I don't see what's so unbelievable about these answers

Brewster

becoming_untied:

Oh, and I don't get the offense to the "retarded" comment.? Insensitivity to those things bother me, but in the context of this post it didn't come across as inappropriate or offensive.? Most of the posts are about DC's knowing so much at an early age and it seems a little one sided to me.? Reading through them "could" make you feel like your child is behind/retarded in this area.? (Even though it is not the case.)

Really??? ?I hardly doubt that is what she meant. ?Nice try, but FAIL.?

thatgirlang

Brewster:

I would believe some of these parents are telling the truth, but definitely not all.  It is VERY hard to believe that the norm is that your 2 or less than 2 year old can identify all their abc's.  Sorry, just don't buy it.  Definitely possible for some, but I hardly believe the average age for letter identification is 2.     

OK. *Maybe* some think their child knows their letters because they can sing the abc song and therefore "read" or "recognize" their letters when they see them in order. That's why I noted that in my first response.

But then again- my DS really did know them at 2. He's at a small in home daycare and gets hours of one on one time with his teacher to do nothing but go over his letters and practice writing his name. And I'm a teacher so I review everything she does. lol

Anyway, it may not be the norm but it's very possible for a lot of kids depending on how you work with them.

Jen2124

thatgirlang:

Brewster:

I would believe some of these parents are telling the truth, but definitely not all.  It is VERY hard to believe that the norm is that your 2 or less than 2 year old can identify all their abc's.  Sorry, just don't buy it.  Definitely possible for some, but I hardly believe the average age for letter identification is 2.     

OK. *Maybe* some think their child knows their letters because they can sing the abc song and therefore "read" or "recognize" their letters when they see them in order. That's why I noted that in my first response.

But then again- my DS really did know them at 2. He's at a small in home daycare and gets hours of one on one time with his teacher to do nothing but go over his letters and practice writing his name. And I'm a teacher so I review everything she does. lol

Anyway, it may not be the norm but it's very possible for a lot of kids depending on how you work with them.

I agree with Brew. Possible? Yes...totally! The "norm"? No way. The nest is notorious for the super "advanced" kids though..isn't it always joked about on here? I really am not saying everyone is lying, I just think it is funny that every time something like this is posted, the majority are always ahead.  I am sure many kids can recognize their letters at this age, but not the majority...kwim?

thatgirlang

Jen2124:

 I just think it is funny that every time something like this is posted, the majority are always ahead.  I am sure many kids can recognize their letters at this age, but not the majority...kwim?

I do know what you mean. But for me, I started out reading this thread not thinking these kids were "ahead" at all. Considering the kids I know IRL. But maybe I scanned through the responses too quickly and missed some of the crazier ones...