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 ...

An updated version of the alphabet song that helps young children memorize letters is going viral on TikTok amid back-to-school season. Adults who are hearing the ...

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 ...

Social media users appear to be divided as educators are revealing online how they are altering the way in which they teach young students the "ABCs." Different from the classic "Alphabet Song," the ...

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 ...

MATT: I recently received an email from a mother of a child with autism who said her son listened to the song and, for the first time, recognized that the letters were separate. GARCIA-NAVARRO: Now, ...

Lecturer in Music Education and Teaching, University of the Sunshine Coast But the history of this famous song goes back a little further than that. Nobody knows exactly who invented this tune, but we ...