As with adults, many activities in a child’s typical day require the ability to recognize his or her name
independently. For example, the child can function more independently in the classroom if he or she can find his/her own cubby independently upon school arrival.

In addition, name recognition is related to early reading and writing skills. For example, accomplishment of name‐writing is a beginning step in developing awareness of the alphabetic principle (i.e., matching sounds with letters). Children learn that there is a difference between scribbling and letters grouped together, that words and letters have meaning. Developmentally, children will be able to recognize their name before they can write it.

Steps:

1. Write your child’s name with magnetic alphabets on the refrigerator

2. Help your child remember the sequence of alphabets of his name

3. You can even make a silly rhyme to help your child remember the alphabet sequence.

4. Next, scramble up the alphabets and encourage your child to re-arrange the letters to form his name!

5. Practice it everyday!