Young 5 year old having a hard time learning ABCs and 123s..HELP!?

Question

I have a young 5 year old that's about to start school and she hasn't or resists learning her ABCs and 123s. Can I get some help on what works!

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Answer 1

when did u start teaching her yesterday or a few years ago most kids love singing the ABC song its the same tune as twinkle twinkle little star and as for counting make it fun

Answer 2

I agree teaching her the ABC song may help with her learning them, but, not all kids really understand that they are singing the alphabet and not just a regular song. So to help reinforce the song you might want to get the "My First A Book" line. These books are dedicated to the learning and correct pronounciation of the alphabet, with each individual book catering to a different letter from A-Z. I was a teacher's aid for K-2 grade and we used thes books frequently for phonics, spelling, etc.

As far as learning numbers, there are plenty of games you can make up to make numbers fun. Ex. If you cook dinner every night have her help count how many ingretients you may need for dinner, use her favorite toys to help her count, or when you're out have her count (if she knows colors) how many times she sees a certain color.

If those don't work V-Cast game system has a huge assortment of educational video games for ages PreK-6grade. They use the charachters young children are used to seeing everyday on tv and in the movies, to play math, spelling, reading, and other school subjects games. I bought one for a friend's little girl and boy ages 3 & 5. Both of them loved tv and video games, but, the 5 yo hated to sit at the table and do homework. When he started playing the video games he began to like school work and eventullay didn't mind sitting at the table doing homework.

Answer 3

Before kids start school they usually have an interview or assessment of some sort with the school. Tell the school about your concerns and ask them to recomend a professional who can asses her and decide what class would be best for her. Do it soon because school is starting soon. Your daughter may not like learning at home because its not fun for her, or there are distractions, or other things she'd rather do. Maybe she's picking up on the fact that you're concerned about her learning and is reacting to that? She may have trouble seeing, or a learning disability. Odds are that she doesn't - but a professional assessment can confirm or eliminate these possibilities and make recomendations on both her school, and how to help her learn at home.

When she's graduating from college you'll be able to laugh over this...

Answer 4

If you call early intervention (not saying that there is anything wrong with her) they may be able to pinpoint why she is resisting or how to approach it best.  This is usually a free service provided by the county you live in. They evaluate a lot of different things- from speech to behavior to comprehension of various concepts to get a clear picture of your child's development entirely.  It was like a 2 hour evaluation in our home. I called them in for my 2yo when she was still babbling a lot and not speaking clearly.  They determined that she did not need services but gave me a lot of helpful suggestions as to how to improve her speech.

Answer 5

If she is still 5 and is resisting learning, I would delay kindergarten and get her into a preschool.  Most kindergarteners can recite and recognize their ABCs and numbers to 20, they can read and write their first name as well before they get to school  Preschool will focus on these skills as well as teaching children to follow directions and get along with a group.  Leapfrog also has some great videos that teach letters and letter sounds.  My daughter watched them and loved them.  

Letters are best learned with names.  Take your daughter's name and write it on things that belong to her.  Write "Dad (heart) and her name"  My daughter's first writing was in the form of love notes.  Now she writes them to grandparents and her brother as well.   It is not something you can sit and teach, it just happens in the moment.

Here is a link to the videos:

http://www.amazon.com/Leap-Frog-Letter-F...

Good luck!

Answer 6

make everything fun,count everything when your out ,how many doggies can you see?how many trees? etc,play i spy,or get the alphabet cards and play the card games but dont do it like ,you have to learn this, play  this its much better x

Answer 7

Give her tactile ways to learn, like making the letters with pizza dough (or play dough).  Use little glass gem beads for counting, have her put some on a piece of paper, then write the appropriate number.  Make flash cards of letters and numbers and use spray glue to stick sand to the letters/numbers so she can feel them.  (This is a montessori thing so you might be able to buy the "sand" cards somewhere, but making them with her would be good I think.)

You should have her evaluated either by the school or some other third party, just a teacher who's a friend or whatever.  My daughter would never show us they she new anything, just stubborn, wouldn't give us the satisfaction.  She got in Kindergarten and did really well.  We never knew she could read until her teacher told us!  This was a reaction to an older sibling who the little one thought could do everything better than her so she never wanted to be compared to her.  Good luck.

Answer 8

Did you teach her the song? My nieces all have the "ten little ladybugs" books. They love counting the ladybugs as they disappear on the next page...they have one for butterflies too. :)