I promise this isn't a brag (well, maybe a leeetle) but I'm really not sure just how awesome my kid is. lol. I have nothing to compare her to, so I'm just wondering when other kids learn this.
She is 19 months and a little over a month ago, she started being really interested in letters. She somehow knew a couple (B and F) and she pointed them out to us on a menu. So, I started writing letters for her and she picked them up like *that*. Within a week she could recognize and name all the letters in the alphabet*. She makes me write them for her at least once a day. This is pretty special, right?
That's pretty awesome. My kid is 20 mos and is starting to sort of sing the alphabet but it sounds mostly like A, B, C, mumblemumblemumblemumble W, Z!! She can however count from 1-13 so I have started filling out her Mensa application.
I think she just really likes words (and hearing herself talk, kinda like her mom). She knows all of her body parts, too and thinks the word knee is the funniest thing EVER.
But, she still can't jump with both feet or walk up the stairs. lol
E has these in upper & lower case, and the numbers and shapes. We keep them in a tub and play "find the _(A, C, Star)__" and he pulls out the correct letter, shape, or number.
I have a video of DS naming all the letters randomly, before his 2nd birthday and just checked the date on it. He was 23 months in that so she's got him beat by about 4 months.
Probably it's just her being bright and curious and awesome (as she should be, being your offspring).
But I do want to throw out there that as cool as it is to see that kind of thing from your kid, my DD1 was reading letters at 21 months, before she could even pronounce them all (R was "ock"; once we turned her seat FFing, we'd pass a RR crossing sign and she'd yell, "Ock! Ock!"). Hyperlexia -- a particularly early, precocious interest in letters/words -- can actually be a red flag developmentally. It was one of the early signs that something was amiss, because DD1 was more interested in letters than developing speech/words; she was dx'd with autism at three.
I dunno. I hate to think I'm bumming you out and if the rest of her development is on track I wouldn't want you to worry. But I also remember how proud I was of my DD1 and then how it was a blow to later find out that what I thought was a sign of intelligence was actually a sign that something was wrong, and I had no idea that I should've been paying attention to it in any way other than as something positive. And it was kind of a relief when my DD2 didn't take an interest until a more typical timeframe.
that's really really good! I saw a toddler doing this once at the childrens museum. the mom was trying to have a conversation.,so she kept sending this 1yr old over to get letters. GO GET THE B.! GOOD JOB. NOW GO FIND THE J! GREAT!
i was like dumbstruck. adam just learned all his and he's 5!!!
My daughter was like this. I have a video of her at 19 months where I held up a magazine and she could name all the letters. She's 17 now and just got a perfect 36 on the English portion of the ACT.
My son is 29 months and I think he can recognize B and T. So...
Post by EmilieMadison on Jun 4, 2013 20:50:55 GMT -5
Twy Sentwa! But yeah, my kid was a letter genius too! Well, the first one anyway! DD knew all the letters (random recognition) by about 19 months. DS is 5 and still isn't 100% on all the letters yet LOL!
DD1 was like that too. She could name them all at that age when you pointed to them. She is very smart. DD2 doesn't know a single letter at almost three, lol. But she is cute, lol
Probably it's just her being bright and curious and awesome (as she should be, being your offspring).
But I do want to throw out there that as cool as it is to see that kind of thing from your kid, my DD1 was reading letters at 21 months, before she could even pronounce them all (R was "ock"; once we turned her seat FFing, we'd pass a RR crossing sign and she'd yell, "Ock! Ock!"). Hyperlexia -- a particularly early, precocious interest in letters/words -- can actually be a red flag developmentally. It was one of the early signs that something was amiss, because DD1 was more interested in letters than developing speech/words; she was dx'd with autism at three.
I dunno. I hate to think I'm bumming you out and if the rest of her development is on track I wouldn't want you to worry. But I also remember how proud I was of my DD1 and then how it was a blow to later find out that what I thought was a sign of intelligence was actually a sign that something was wrong, and I had no idea that I should've been paying attention to it in any way other than as something positive. And it was kind of a relief when my DD2 didn't take an interest until a more typical timeframe.
So, yeah. Wet blanket PSA here.
I think the rest of her development is pretty standard, and H and I are both excellent spellers/readers, but I'll be sure to keep an eye on this and read more about it.
My older DD was reading the letters and numbers off license plates the Christmas before she turned 2, so around 21 months. I remember because my parents were visiting for the holidays and saw this, and looked at me me like "WTF?"
She slowed down after that but she's picked up reading on her own in the past few months and that's really cool to see. Enjoy!
I think it's very bright and neat. My kid started then too, and has surprised the heck out of many ppl w it. We were laughing today because Dh called a q an o and I said, hey, come on, she already struggles with q vs o. Then we looked at ea other and laughed. She's 21 months now, who cares if she's not sure about the q. Funny, w is her fave. When she first started asking about letters, she quizzed us constantly on u vs w.
She doesn't talk a lot yet, so it's funny she likes letters so much. Legend has it I was reading and writing when I was 3, so I figure she's just going to w into books, too. *preens*.
Anyway, I say be proud as hell. I am. I have many friends who are teachers of young grades and are amazed.
I was kind of swallowing what litebrite said when someone else was talking about an under two year old being really into letters.
It's probably fine, though. I'd just ask her pedi the next time you see him/her.
Was it me?
I know I bragged about c a bit. I'm not prone to jump to a potential issue though because I was into letters, words, and reading early as well. I didnt jump in the ml polls a few weeks ago, but both of our families have a lot ppl who could/do qualify for Mensa, so I just hope for bright kiddosand tend to hope that's the case. There have been a lot of ppl amazed at stuff c does, but I do tend to think we're all fairly biased. I might delete this because it's ridiculously braggy sounding and I feel like a dipshit even admitting this. Btw, I only used to be smart. I think my intelligence has plummeted over the years. Rusty brain syndrome?