When children learn the alphabet, they often learn "A, B, C, D. . ." and ". . . W, X, Y, Z" before learning the letters in between. This is called the

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The serial position effect refers to the tendency to remember items at the beginning (primacy effect) and end (recency effect) of a list better than those in the middle. In the case of learning the alphabet, the letters at the beginning (A, B, C, D) and end (W, X, Y, Z) are often learned before the letters in between, which is an example of the serial position effect.

When Children Learn the Alphabet, They Often Learn "A, B