First Name

Learning to recognize the different letters in the child's name

Write each letter in order from a child's name on the whiteboard one at a time while saying the sound the letter makes. The child erases the letter while saying the letter sound before the next letter is written. For example,  for the name Debi - the adult writes "D" and says the sound. The child erases the letter "D" and says the sound of "D".  Proceed to the next letter in the name - "e" for Debi.

For a child to learn their name they must first recognize the letters in their name, next spell aloud the letters in their name, and finally learn to write their name. 

Using just an alphabet chart, let the child point to letters in his name and say aloud the sound of the letter. Use a child's first name and then proceed to letters in a child's last name.

Learning names is an important step in developing friendships.  Encourage a child to call classmates, friends, and neighbors by their names.

QUESTIONS FOR CHILD

Why is it important to call people by their names?

If you could give everyone in your family a new name, what would you name each member and why?