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MUM'S WORRIES
"He sings the whole alphabet song and cannot name one letter."
A song is rhythm, not a letter. He needs something to pick up and put down.
"Flashcards hold his attention for ten seconds."
A card is a picture. This is a block the size of his hand.
"He can say A on a card but the A does not look like an A to him."
Here the letter is an animal. Body, head, tail. There is more to hold on to.
"I do not know how to teach English. I am not a teacher."
You do not have to teach. Say the animal, say the letter. That is the lesson.
"Every alphabet toy we own is thin plywood, and the thin ones break."
These are thick pieces, about 0.7kg the set. They survive being dropped.
"Twenty six small pieces means twenty six pieces to lose."
Big pieces are hard to lose. One cloth bag and the set stays a set.
"Lowercase comes later and b and d confuse everybody."
This is uppercase only. One shape per letter, no mirror problem.
"He is two and the box says three plus."
At two he can hold the pieces and name the animals. The letters come after, and that order is correct.
"I am worried about paint on something he chews."

WHAT IT SOLVES FOR BABY
1. The letter as an object
He turns it, feels the curve of the C. Fingers learn the shape before eyes do.
2. Two hooks instead of one
An animal and a letter on the same piece. Memory holds better with two handles on one fact.
3. A word, not just a sound
Every animal has a name. The letter arrives inside a word, which is where letters live.
4. Uppercase first
One alphabet at a time. Upper shapes are more distinct, and b and d cannot be confused yet.
5. Whole-hand grip
Thick pieces are held with the whole hand, which is what a two-year-old has.
6. Lining up
In a row the alphabet becomes a line, not a list. Left to right starts here.
7. Vocabulary
Twenty six animals, twenty six names. Nouns and letters in the same movement.
8. A visible end
A to Z is a finish line. He knows when it is complete, and completion brings him back.

HOW TO USE
Start with his name
Three or four letters, the ones in his own name. His name is the strongest hook he has.
One letter a week
Not one a day. A week is enough time for a shape to become familiar.
Animal first, letter second
Say the animal, let him repeat it, then say the letter. The word carries the letter.
Line them up
A to Z on the floor. Let him find the next one. Finding is the game, not reciting.
Hunt the room
Give him a letter and find something in the house that starts with it. Three letters is plenty for one day.
Build a word
Cat, dog, sun. Three or four letters, big enough for small hands.
Bag it at the end
One cloth bag, all twenty six, counted back. A missing piece is a hole in the set.
Check the thin parts
Tails, legs and ears are thin. Run a finger along each monthly and retire any piece with a chip.
Wipe, do not soak
Damp cloth only. Water in the paint edges is what makes a block swell and split.
MUM'S WORRIES
"He sings the whole alphabet song and cannot name one letter."
A song is rhythm, not a letter. He needs something to pick up and put down.
"Flashcards hold his attention for ten seconds."
A card is a picture. This is a block the size of his hand.
"He can say A on a card but the A does not look like an A to him."
Here the letter is an animal. Body, head, tail. There is more to hold on to.
"I do not know how to teach English. I am not a teacher."
You do not have to teach. Say the animal, say the letter. That is the lesson.
"Every alphabet toy we own is thin plywood, and the thin ones break."
These are thick pieces, about 0.7kg the set. They survive being dropped.
"Twenty six small pieces means twenty six pieces to lose."
Big pieces are hard to lose. One cloth bag and the set stays a set.
"Lowercase comes later and b and d confuse everybody."
This is uppercase only. One shape per letter, no mirror problem.
"He is two and the box says three plus."
At two he can hold the pieces and name the animals. The letters come after, and that order is correct.
"I am worried about paint on something he chews."
WHAT IT SOLVES FOR BABY
1. The letter as an object
He turns it, feels the curve of the C. Fingers learn the shape before eyes do.
2. Two hooks instead of one
An animal and a letter on the same piece. Memory holds better with two handles on one fact.
3. A word, not just a sound
Every animal has a name. The letter arrives inside a word, which is where letters live.
4. Uppercase first
One alphabet at a time. Upper shapes are more distinct, and b and d cannot be confused yet.
5. Whole-hand grip
Thick pieces are held with the whole hand, which is what a two-year-old has.
6. Lining up
In a row the alphabet becomes a line, not a list. Left to right starts here.
7. Vocabulary
Twenty six animals, twenty six names. Nouns and letters in the same movement.
8. A visible end
A to Z is a finish line. He knows when it is complete, and completion brings him back.
HOW TO USE
Start with his name
Three or four letters, the ones in his own name. His name is the strongest hook he has.
One letter a week
Not one a day. A week is enough time for a shape to become familiar.
Animal first, letter second
Say the animal, let him repeat it, then say the letter. The word carries the letter.
Line them up
A to Z on the floor. Let him find the next one. Finding is the game, not reciting.
Hunt the room
Give him a letter and find something in the house that starts with it. Three letters is plenty for one day.
Build a word
Cat, dog, sun. Three or four letters, big enough for small hands.
Bag it at the end
One cloth bag, all twenty six, counted back. A missing piece is a hole in the set.
Check the thin parts
Tails, legs and ears are thin. Run a finger along each monthly and retire any piece with a chip.
Wipe, do not soak
Damp cloth only. Water in the paint edges is what makes a block swell and split.