One of the primary things that a child must master before starting school is how to their name. More often than never, the first task that a teacher assigns to a child is to write her name or his name. There are several reasons why learning to write one’s name is a big milestone in the journey of learning.
Learning to write one’s own name gives a child an idea about his or her personal identity. That he or she is an individual human being is felt by a child when she write her name or he writes his name. The child on achieving this milestone realizes that society is made up of different individuals and starts the process of socializing.
Let us look at a few ways you can make learning to write their name easier for your child.
Breaking It Down
Break down your child’s name while teaching them to write it, according to syllable. This is a healthy practice as it helps correct pronunciations as well as get into the habit which leads to correct spellings. If your child has a vernacular name, make sure that it is properly expressed in English in a way that it does not confuse your child.
Calling Out The Name Out Loud
Like every other word in the world, your child needs to hear his or her name before they are familiar enough with it to write it. Saying out the child’s name out loud not only helps to familiarize them with their own name, but the pronunciation helps them remember how their name is spelled.
Tracing It Out
It is important that you trace out your child’s name by holding their hand. The movement of the wrist becomes like choreography and your child will begin to repeat the movement in order to write what they have been taught.
Practice Is Essential
With practice, your child will get the hang of writing his or her name and they will be the master of it. Ensure that your child gets ample practice writing his or her name. Practice will not only improve their accuracy and speed but their handwriting as well.
A name is a person’s pride and it should be one of the first words that a child should learn to write. You can start to teach writing their name pretty early on to your child. The habit of writing would be developed from a very young age and the habit would prove beneficial later in life.
