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Back Learning the Alphabet - Is It Really as Easy as ABC ? by Barbara Freedman-De Vito Learning the alphabet and learning to read must be a piece of cake, right ? If nearly every six year old can master it, then it must be simple ... or is it ? The alphabet, and its use in written language, is one of the most astounding developments in human history. The ability to share knowledge and information through writing has had an impact on every other human endeavor in history. For each new generation of children, reading is a bit of a miraculous accomplishment, which requires a sophisticated set of skills. To a young child, the written word is no more than seemingly random scribbles on a page. For those squiggles and lines to fall into place and form recognizable letters, and for those letters to have specific names with predictably constant sounds, and, incredibly, for each sequence of letters to come together to create a unified whole - wow ! Successfully making that journey is one of the crowning achievements in any child's life. Learning to read means learning that written letters translate into spoken sounds. Those sounds represents known words. Those words conveys meanings - they signify real objects in the real world or they refer to concepts. Author's Biography: You can find alphabet t-shirts and other alphabet items by visiting Posted on: March 31,2008 Email: mail@babybirdproductions.com Website: http:// |
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