At what age did your child know all their numbers, colors, letters?
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@Shauna don't worry! I used to teach Pre-K, it's totally normal for them not to get the academic stuff down until 4 or 5, and they'll often still need refreshers in kindergarten.
@Shauna completey agree with Jenny. I work in a nursery and no need to worry x
We started at 2 with colors, numbers abc draw etc but at 3 about to be 4 she skips counting an abc she be like 1 2 3 5 6 7
My son before 2, my daughter will probably have it down by 2-2.5
My lg is 2 and doesnt know any but she's a bit behind on speech but was ahead for other stuff
Before two but he didn’t even say mama/mummy until he was like 26 months. Kids development with speech is so varied
He knew his colours & numbers up to 10 by 18 months & numbers up to 20 by 2. He knows some letters but not all of them.
Colours at 18 months, numbers to 20 by 2. He could count sets accurately by then too. With letters do you mean letter names or letter sounds? Most letter sounds by 3 1/2 as they are the key for reading. Letter names aren't as crucial so not until starting school at 4.
My son just turned 3 and has known all of his colours for over a year (within 6 months of starting to talk). Basic shapes was soon after that and things like hexagon was maybe 2 1/2. Numbers he seems to be able to recognize as of recently, and at least some letters but he is stubborn and any time I try to test that he starts getting silly and gets it wrong intentionally. I don't expect him to know his letters any time soon but it would be nice to know where he is at.
@Sarah just if they can identify a specific letter when you point to it
But letter name or letter sound when the grapheme (letter) is pointed to? They are slightly different skills. One helps with decoding and the other, later on, with spelling. To me knowing phonics is the key early skill, especially when using pure sounds.
He could recite them all at 2, but not recognise them all out of order until 3.
My almost 2yo knows the primary and secondary colors, can sing the alphabet for the most part and can count mostly to 20.
The two eldest and middle knows how to count to 100, they can count past 100 if you keep reminding them that it resets after you reach the 09 number lol. They’re 4 & 5. They knew this when they were 3 & 4 though. My youngest is 2 he knows up to 20 we’re getting there he’s a work in progress he’s stubborn lol. He’s my more hands on learner, he always knows his alphabet and colors by himself if you just ask him to say it. My eldest and middle they know all their colors and my eldest knows how to add and subtract. He’s (we) in the process of teaching his brother haha. Pointing? For my two they started point at each thing and talking (saying what each thing is) @ 2 and my youngest @ 1 - 1 1/2 My youngest is learning a lot quicker because he has two older brothers and a mom who homeschools them literally everyday mashaallah.
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Every kid is different but I know these are things they definitely learn in preschool (age 3-4)
My kids are 2 and 3.5. My 3.5 year old knows all his numbers, colors and shapes and about half of the alphabet. He has a little trouble count and goes from 13 right to 16 but other than that he’s pretty good. My 2 year old knows most of the colors and shapes. She can count to ten and we are working on the concept of 2. She doesn’t really recognize any of the alphabet yet but I honestly haven’t really even touched on it much with her!
Research shows that regardless of what age children learn the basics (math, reading, & writing), the vast majority of children all reach the same level of knowledge around middle school. Look into the research of Dr. Peter Gray on the psychology today website. I have 3 boys and my older 2 knew colors, numbers, & letters by 3. My youngest is 2 & is starting to grasp the concept of counting, colors, & sings the ABCs. My oldest was 8 when he became a confident and independent reader. My second child was 5. Every child learns at their own pace. We homeschool & for me I'd rather focus on emotional intelligence, social skills, & my children enjoying their childhood. And my children finding the joy in learning versus being worried about arbitrary standards the education system has set.
@Dana Lew to piggy back off of what you’re saying, I learned in teaching school that despite when children learn to read whether it’s age 3 or age 6 or 7, kids reading ability tends to level out by 3rd grade.
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Just turned two and my son can for the last hand full of months maybe 18 mo. We are SUPER proud of him since he was born 3 months early the doctors were sure he’d have some delays in learning and speech. He still babbles a lot and isnt really saying sentences or word combos yet But he’s been a determined kid since he was born so im sure it’ll come soon.
My son could identify by pointing by two but could not verbally tell me until 3 almost 4 because of speech
They could recognize them all around 2 but didn’t know all the words until 2.5-3.