Anonymous wrote:Kids don't even understand what letters mean when they are young toddlers. This is just shape recognition, and is not necessary for learning to read at an appropriate age. Don't stress yourself out. Your kindergarten teacher wants them to know these by the start of that school year, when most kids are 5 or 5.5. You have plenty of time. Personally, I think getting your child into rote learning early on interferes with creative thinking, but some people seem to think it is a sign of intelligence and push it on their young toddlers. Whatever floats your parental boat.
you really like to underestimate kids. Mine understood letters easily and read by 3.5.