Unlock the potential in those first letters with a clear, practical guide to writing your child's name. A name is more than marks on a page - it’s a cornerstone of identity and an important early literacy milestone - and this guide explains why that matters while offering simple, stage‑appropriate ways to support learning. Inside you’ll find easy activities, step‑by‑step strategies and gentle encouragement techniques tailored for complete beginners through to more confident young writers, so practice feels achievable, enjoyable and rewarding.
The significance of their name is that it’s a word which represents them and therefore can motivate them to want to write and learn. Knowing the sounds in their name can encourage them to spot that sound in other words ands opens the door to letters and sounds.
Choose the approaches that suit your child’s individual pace, celebrate small gains, and watch their independence and confidence grow as they gradually master the special word that belongs to them.
Includes a Top Tips for name writing ideas, a Ten Minutes Together activity and a guide to why this approach works so you can improve your knowledge and skills too!
Unlock the potential in those first letters with a clear, practical guide to writing your child's name. A name is more than marks on a page - it’s a cornerstone of identity and an important early literacy milestone - and this guide explains why that matters while offering simple, stage‑appropriate ways to support learning. Inside you’ll find easy activities, step‑by‑step strategies and gentle encouragement techniques tailored for complete beginners through to more confident young writers, so practice feels achievable, enjoyable and rewarding.
The significance of their name is that it’s a word which represents them and therefore can motivate them to want to write and learn. Knowing the sounds in their name can encourage them to spot that sound in other words ands opens the door to letters and sounds.
Choose the approaches that suit your child’s individual pace, celebrate small gains, and watch their independence and confidence grow as they gradually master the special word that belongs to them.
Includes a Top Tips for name writing ideas, a Ten Minutes Together activity and a guide to why this approach works so you can improve your knowledge and skills too!
