She can’t read.. yet

Can a toddler recognize words or letters before 2 years of age?

Yes.

Want proof?  I’ll upload the video later today.

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For the last week or so we have been spelling little words on the fridge, paper, and she is working on writing the words on her little easle.  I hold her hand, which holds the marker, and we write letters & make shapes.  Then she draws a bit until she wants to taste the marker, which abruptly brings a new activity into focus.  

Today, we wrote H A T, among other words, and I asked her what it said.
“Hat” she responds, then signs “hat” and goes and picks one up and sticks it on her head. 

Smiling her little satisfied grin, she continued to draw a bit until asking me for “owl”, which we promptly wrote on her easle.  Contemplation fell over her face for a few seconds before she took off running, squealing for the dog.  Data input, processed, and stored. Done.

 

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A few minutes later, Cecily requested Signing Time, which she does about 9 am most mornings.  I started the ABC Time episode.  

She can sign the following letters mostly recognizably (to another person, besides just Mom):

L, O, Z, A, B, C, G

While the Signing Time episode plays, Lils will say either the letter name, make the sound, or mimic the sign; sometimes all three.

She can recognize the following letters signed, and will go pick them up (foam) off the floor or out of her box, if she is so inclined.

A, B, C, D, F, G, H, J, L, M, O, T, Z, and just today, V.

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So, the question is, how is she learning these? What have we done to teach her?
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