Alphabet Fitness offers a much more physically active and playful approach to early literacy, understanding that the "way" children learn their ABCs becomes inextricably linked to the development of their mental, physical, and emotional well-being.
Tackling the many challenges to literacy in an era of high-speed technology, Karen Voght, in collaboration with a physical therapist and dance director, has redesigned the letters of the alphabet for the way young children naturally learn. Her series of action-oriented Alphabet WorkOuts cross-laterally trains children to "read and write" with their body's large muscles as a precursor to fine-motor literacy - linking early literacy, body flexibility, and positive well-being to each child's ABCs. This introductory level alphabet-literacy guide lets children more naturally transition into early literacy. As an alternative to more sedentary literacy practices, kids' "muscles" get hooked on literacy and fitness as they practice alphabet aerobics and perform muscle warm-ups specific to each of the 26 letters. A unique Alphabet Muscle Chart helps children release tension, exercise their cardiovascular systems, develop body-brain coordination, and practice rapid reflex intelligence skills. The program's more physical letter-learning format prevents premature reliance on the child's fine-motor, audio-visual systems. Parents, early childhood educators, and kids' fitness instructors equally enjoy this refreshingly interactive opportunity for teaching language, literacy, and communication skills to young children.
