Teachers spark debate for ‘Alphabet Song’ tune changes: ‘Hits my ears wrong’ [Video]

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Social media users appear to be divided as educators are revealing online how they are altering the way in which they teach young students the “ABCs.”

Different from the classic “Alphabet Song,” 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.

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Her video garnered more than 13,000 reactions.

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.

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