Many of us are likely aware that the alphabet song we learned has stirred confusion over the years, with kids slurring the letters L, M, N, O, and P into one word. A ...

An elementary school teacher has confirmed schools are teaching a different version of the "Alphabet Song" and why they are doing it. Alphabet knowledge and the understanding of letter forms, names ...

Human beings are mimetic. Meaning, we mimic each other. A child sees her parent eating an apple and instinctively both understands and wants to do it themselves. Or we see someone older doing ...

MATT: I just wanted to make a version that, when showing the letters and singing the song to the students, each letter would have equal visual time. GARCIA-NAVARRO: Matt says by slowing down L, M, N, ...

First they came for Pluto. Then math. Now it’s the alphabet! You might not know your ABCs — or be able to sing along anymore. The alphabet song of our youth has been updated, and confused parents are ...

Growing older means confusion and resistance to change, especially to those familiar elements of childhood we hold near and dear. It’s bittersweet, but often, change is necessary for progress and for ...