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Today's ECE Classroom, the Teaching of Letters:
Many parents, now in their 30s, are often wondering how children are learning to remember important information, like number and letter recognition.  We aren't exactly sending home 'worksheets' anymore, although parents could use them at home.  The children today are using objects like those seen above, to help children recognize letters and numbers.  We may use pipe cleaners, popsicle sticks, and even large rocks/coloring to create letters.  Children have been using paper, pencils, stencils, and letter blocks, and many other strategies to identify letters over the years.  Today's early childhood educational classrooms are so drastically different from the ones that we remember writing letters by completing 'handwriting practices.'  We encourage our educators to have many opportunities for young children to learn these concepts.  Activities such as those shown above, having a 'sign-in board' for children to practice their names, and even using nontraditional devices such as ipads have helped children identify letters and numbers at a faster pace than through the use of traditional practices in the past.  The faster pace allows today's educators to teach additional material/information at a faster pace.  We Salute Educators!  We encourage all families to Think Out of the Box as it relates to today's educational system.  Have a Happy Monday, All!