When Do Kids Start Singing Their ABCs?

The ABC song is a classic, and its value in helping your child learn the alphabet and to read cannot be overstated. Songs help kids and adults remember important information, and the ABC song can be one of the first ones your child learns if she hears it repeatedly. Kids cannot sing until they are toddlers most of the time, but exposing her to the singing of the ABCs will help her pick it up faster.

  1. Singing Milestone

    • Singing is a milestone that kids don̵7;t typically reach until they have begun to talk. Between 22 and 24 months, toddlers often begin to sing. The first notes they sing are usually off-key, but they love to sing anyway. Your little performer wants to experiment with his voice to see what pitches it can make, and hearing his own voice is a lot of fun, according to a WhattoExpect.com article about when kids first begin to sing. Rhythm and a beat will come later. Making vocal music starts off with the basics of singing some notes and improvising.

    Exposure to the ABCs

    • The songs you have sung to your child in the womb, in the car or played on the radio help set the stage for her to find a favorite and ask you to sing it to her over and over again. Repetition is what helps her learn the words of a song and to get its rhythm down. By singing the ABCs to her on a regular basis, she will likely begin to sing it.

    Make It Fun

    • Kids love to move as they sing, so adding in some hand motions or an activity to do while singing can help your child learn the alphabet and sing the song. For example, make up hand motions or use sign language to help your child remember the letters. The movement can also be as simple as jumping up and down while singing. Dancing or other movement will help your child become a pro at singing his ABCs.

    Learning the Alphabet

    • Between the ages of 2 and 3, most children can recognize some letters, and they know most letters sometime between 4 and 5 years old, according to developmental psychologist Judith Hudson, writing for BabyCenter.com. When you sing the ABCs with your child, point out letters in an ABC book, letter magnets on the refrigerator or other letters in his environment. When you are out and about, point out letters on signs or in other places he can see, and then remind him that the letter is part of his ABC song. Work with your child to help him put alphabet flash cards in order as he sings the song. He will start to make the connection that the letters in the song have a printed form, and that the printed form means something. These early reading skills will make it easier for him to learn to read later on.

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