What is the meaning/interpretation behind doodling the alphabet?
Q. I am constantly doodling the alphabet and I am curious as to what the psycological meaning behind this is?
Asked by katie p - Tue Jul 17 12:41:22 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. the 'classical' psych' answer would be about identity - it's a self-feedback loop. you doodle and ponder in a kinda wordless way, what it is to be you, as you do it. NLP might give you some stuff about the kinaesthetic learning style - that some people think and learn better when they are doing something physical at the same time...classic 'kinaesthetic unconscious' types tend to doodle in classes and lectures and it really helps the stuff 'go in'! but these are broad answers - i used to doodle my handwriting by going over and over the alphabet because my dad was critical of my handwriting, for example, and i thought it really mattered! maybe what's more important is whether you enjoy it or not or whether it seems useful in some way.
Answered by mlsgeorge - Tue Jul 17 13:22:10 2007

Is it ok for ESL Kindergarten students to learn the english alphabet before they learn their native alphabet?
Q. There's a private school I teach at and they don't show the alphabet in their own native language. I was told not show the alphabet in english because they say it would confuse the children and complications would come about later on, is this true?
Asked by N. B - Fri Dec 28 11:37:06 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Personally, I think they should be taught both. There's really not much difference between the two (only 4 additional letters in Spanish). The English alphabet is only marginally helpful to overall learning, though. When children learn the Spanish alphabet, they learn the pronunciation of all the letters in Spanish, which is much more helpful since it's a phonetic language. In English, children pretty much just learn the names of the letters. As far as causing complications later, it really shouldn't unless this is a systemic problem in which children are not being taught anything in their native language. That could cause a cultural disconnect which will cause confusion and could cause a crisis later in life. Hope this helps.
Answered by Meg - Fri Dec 28 11:53:34 2007

How to teach a toddler the spanish and english alphabet?
Q. I want to teach my son the english and spanish alphabet, should I teach him the english alphabet and then spanish? what is the best way to do it without confusing him? he speaks english.
Asked by mama143 - Mon Oct 5 10:19:39 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Definitely don't try practicing them intermingled. The best method for most childhood learning, and even much of adult learning is too turn it into a song. It's probably best to start with the English alphabet since he speaks English and keep going through it until he has it memorized well enough to sing it on his own. At which point, you can then start introducing him to the Spanish alphabet via song. Of course displaying and pointing to the letters while singing the song is extremely useful, and should not be neglected if at all possible since it serves as both an aid to memory and as a direction of purpose.
Answered by Insaniti - Mon Oct 5 11:40:15 2009