But honestly, I have not heard of any schools using it or parents sharing that their kids are learning it that way,” Squires said. Her preference is to teach the alphabet song from the PBS Kids ...

Have your kids come home singing their ABCs to a familiar tune - but one that somehow sounds just a bit off? You're not imagining it: the alphabet song is changing. The original song most of us ...

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 ...

Platt, a first-grade teacher who specializes in structured literacy, explains how the slight changes to the ABCs make learning more accessible to kids who need more support, as well as English ...

PBS KIDS has commissioned a one-hour special and ... with each short featuring an original song. Both the series and special are produced by GBH and will feature 24 original tracks composed ...

Rachel noted many kids also struggle with letters at the end of the alphabet because of the "and" between y and z in the traditional song and that represents a fundamental flaw in the old version ...

The tune is recommended by experts to help kids "who are struggling readers." If you've heard kids coming home from school singing a slightly altered version of the alphabet song, you're not alone.

art from the PBS Kids special will be featured in two new board books that are in the works from Alexander: “Acoustic Rooster and Friends” and “Acoustic Rooster Sings the Alphabet.” ...

As the new alphabet song is going viral on TikTok, Rachel Platt tells PEOPLE why the changes are helping young learners Getty; teacherrachelsorsel/TikTok Rachel Platt made a TikTok responding to ...