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Vai’s turning 21 months in a week’s time, and at this age I’m glad he’s able to communicate better with us.

So far he can string two or three words together, reply with a nod or a ‘no’ (like when we ask him if what he just did was wrong), and recognise a few numbers and letters.

When it comes to introducing him to alphabets, we do it as we go about doing our day to day things actually.

Like when he sits on his stroller and we pass a row of parked cars I’d say an alphabet or a number and I’d ask him to spot, point and say it for me. It’s more like a game for us. And if he gets it wrong, that’s okay too. No rush.

So far, he knows : A, B, E, M, O, S, T, and U

Anyway, click here to watch Vai doing his Alphabet thing on youtube! Just a little something we’d like to keep to remind us of his ‘first step’ towards the journey of reading. Enjoy!

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And here are some useful links on introducing letters of the alphabet to toddlers :

>> How to teach a toddler letter recognition

>> Six great alphabet games and activities for toddlers

>> What’s the best to teach my child the alphabet