Importance of the Name?

Most Kindergarten teachers want children to enter school knowing how to write his or her name.  If they can, great.  If they can't, that is actually one of the things taught in school.  What is important is for your child to recognize his or her name.  The main reason is that the name identifies them, it's who they are, it's a part of them.

It's not hard at all and doesn't require flashcards.  As parents we typically label everything.  So the next time you start to write your child's name on something just say, "Look I am writing your name" and say the letters. Each time you see the name just say, "That's your name."  

When you do write your child's name, write it correctly.   What I mean is, the first letter should be a capital letter and the rest lower case letters.   I had many children come into Kindergarten who could read and write their name but in all capital letters.  When I would write the name, the child swore up and down that it wasn't his name.  It's hard to convince a 5 year old that it really is still their name, especially when the child says, "THAT'S NOT HOW MY MOMMY WRITES IT!"

So get a head start, write the child's name starting with a capital letter and the rest lowercase.  When you see or write the name, simply state, "That's your name."