obsessed with letters

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

Kenny (2 yrs 9 mos) is obsessed with letters. He knows them all and

the sounds most of them make. He destroys his books trying to bend

them into the shapes of letters. When he goes outside, he finds

sticks and bends them into letters.

Should I be trying to break this obsession or optimize it? Should I

try teaching him to read? How?

I'd love some advice.

Thanks,

Diane

[Guest guest]

In our son's case we used his letter obsession to get manding. We

put magnetic letters up high on the fridge and he would ask for each

one in turn. We used posters of letters and objects beginning with

the letter to teach nouns. He will be four in July and he's pretty

much grown out of it, he is interested in different things.

Sounds like great questions for a behavior therapist and a speech

therapist.

--- In @y..., " greg_diane_morris " <greg_diane_morris@y...>

wrote:

> Hi all,

>

> Kenny (2 yrs 9 mos) is obsessed with letters. He knows them all

and

> the sounds most of them make. He destroys his books trying to bend

> them into the shapes of letters. When he goes outside, he finds

> sticks and bends them into letters.

>

> Should I be trying to break this obsession or optimize it? Should

I

> try teaching him to read? How?

>

> I'd love some advice.

>

> Thanks,

> Diane