Everybody know’s their “ABCs.”
And the iconic tune and melody?
Nobody can forget that.
But a band of teachers is putting a new spin on the famed “Alphabet Song.” And the remix is causing a stirring debate across social media.
The latest version is switched up by separating the letters into different groups and changing the ending to, “Now I will never forget, I know how to say the alphabet.”
On TikTok, literacy advocate and Florida resident Jessica Farmer shared a video of herself singing the “new” song on her account, @Farmerlovesphonics.
Her video garnered more than 13,000 reactions.
Take a listen of the new rendition.
@farmerlovesphonics ⭐️ This might be controversial, BUT this is the best way to sing the alphabet song to avoid letter names being combined…the dreaded “elemenop” or “YNZ”. Practice daily. Point to the letters as you sing it to build letter recognition. #alphabet #abcsong #alphabetsong #letternames #scienceofreading #teachers #parents #newalphabetsong ♬ original sound – Jessica | Learn Phonics
According to a Fox News report, this new rendition of the classical, educational song has a purpose.
Farmer, a Rainbow Phonics lead professional trainer, told Fox News Digital via email that she believes the updated version of the song will be beneficial for literacy development.
According toe Farmer, certain aspects of the ABCs that could cause confusion, but the revised version addresses and eliminates problems.
“The traditional alphabet song has a few issues. When sung quickly, the letters ‘LMNOP’ tend to blend together, leading many young children to incorrectly believe ‘elemenop’ is a single letter. Additionally, the way ‘Y and Z’ is sung can sound like ‘Y N Z,’ which adds an extra, unintended letter to the song,” she said.
But many social media users and parents aren’t buying into the new version.
“As a dyslexic person this … this is a nightmare,” one woman commented.
A parent wrote, “I am never teaching my kids that.”
“Why do we have to mess with a good thing? This hits my ear wrong,” another user said.
One woman said, “ELEMENOPEE FOREVERR.”