this blog has captured some modern ways of looking at reading and Montessori’s approach. Montessori first taught the sounds of the alphabet before the names of the letters. Many people really dislike the Alphabet Song because of this.
However, there is a time when the Alphabet Song comes in handy-to alphabetize you need to know the order of the alphabet. The Alphabet Song can be really helpful with this task. Most toddlers even sing this song before they know about the alphabet.