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Letter Knowledge | 12 to 17 Months
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Your child鈥檚 name is special to you and to your toddler. Why not use the first letter of your child鈥檚 name to spark an interest in letters? After all, there is no letter as exciting as that one for your child!
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<b>Step 1:</b> Write the first letter of your child鈥檚 name on a sheet of paper in large, clear print. </p>\r\n<p><b>Step 2:</b> Touch the letter you wrote and tell your child that this is the first letter in her name. You might say:</p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40.0px;\">鈥淚 see the letter P. Patty begins with the letter P. That鈥檚 your letter!鈥 </p>\r\n<p><b>Step 3:</b> Ask your toddler to show her letter to a family member, friend or even her pet. You might say:</p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40.0px;\">鈥淪how Daddy your letter P.鈥 </p>\r\n<p><b>Step 4: </b>Change the game to 鈥淲here is your letter?鈥 by hiding the letter in an easy-to-see hiding space. Ask your child to find her letter. You might say:</p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40.0px;\">鈥淲here is your letter? Can you find your letter? I can see the letter P.鈥 <br>\r\n</p>\r\n<p>Just remember, at this age, we do not expect your child to remember the name of the letter. Your child will need many exposures to a letter in playful ways before she will recognize and remember the name of the letter or its sound. This activity is about exposure and fun!鈥<br>\r\n</p>\r\n"}} id=text-0f4d3b9d82 class=cmp-text>
Step 1: Write the first letter of your child鈥檚 name on a sheet of paper in large, clear print.听
Step 2: Touch the letter you wrote and tell your child that this is the first letter in her name.听You might say:
鈥淚 see the letter P. Patty begins with the letter P. That鈥檚 your letter!鈥澨
Step 3: Ask your toddler to show her letter to a family member, friend or even her pet. You might say:
鈥淪how Daddy your letter P.鈥澨
Step 4: Change the game to 鈥淲here is your letter?鈥 by hiding the letter in an easy-to-see hiding space. Ask your child to find her letter.听You might say:
鈥淲here is your letter? Can you find your letter? I can see the letter P.鈥澨
Just remember, at this age, we do not expect your child to remember the name of the letter. Your child will need many exposures to a letter in playful ways before she will recognize and remember the name of the letter or its sound. This activity is about exposure and fun!鈥