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5 year old doesn't know numbers or letters
I'm 28 and a SAHM. I currently watch my nephew three days a week. He's a really good kid and everything. I've been watching him since mid November and I've noticed he doesn't know his ABCs and he can't count to 10. I'm the oldest of six children, so I've had my fair share of helping my brothers and sisters with homework. I've asked his Mom to send flashcards with him and I've sat down and went through them and he can't tell me what letter he sees. For example, I'll show him a card with a "A" and a picture of an apple. He can tell me it's an apple but he can't tell me the letter. He'll say it's a "J" or a "P" or whatever he comes up with. I've held up all 10 fingers and tried counting with him and he doesn't know anything past the number 4.
His parents are divorced and they aren't the greatest. His Mom would rather talk on the phone than pay attention to him. I'm really concerned since he'll be going to Kindergarten next year. If his parents won't step up, I feel like I should. I want to help him grow and prepare him for Kindergarten. Any suggestions or help?
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It warms my heart that you want to help him. Let me tell you a secret, most kids use their photo memory a lot. By drawing the letter A and asking him whatbit is will not teach him but help him understand. For kids at this age they just want to play so it's going to take time for him to learn. Try drawing the letter A in spikey letters (so it's easier for him to see the letter a) by doing this you first need to tell him the sounds of it, the letter and you meed to use it in a word. Here are some good exersices I came up with
1.) Match letter A to1 letter B to 2 and ect.
2.) hold up pictures and make him guees the picture and first letter
3.) Teach him the abc's song.
4.) Help him write the letters so he gets how towrite them.
5.) trace his finger around the letters and #s
6.) keep quizzing him.
Now doing all these will help him but as you said he,starts kindergarten next year and I didnt know my ABCs till then or how to count to 10 as they taught me in Kindergarten along with the rest. So dont worry the teachers are there so he learns.
Good luck, hope I helped
o, remember litte kids just wanna pay so make it fun and maybe into a game.
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