Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The alphabet song of our youth has been updated, and parents are having to learn a new rendition to keep up with their children.

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.

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 ...