My son loves to find things that start with his name. He loves to point out every time we go to the YMCA that there is a C like his name on the sign. I love it because he is noticing letters and starting to think about his name.
We have also enrolled him in an art class that meets once a week and he loves it. The way she teaches stuff is also helping prepare them for learning to write their letters. LOVE IT!
So, he is always “writting” his name. This is what he writes:
CEFduw – the first three are capital and the last three are lower case. That is NOT his name, but he believes that he is writing his name.
I have just begun telling him that it is not how he writes his name and then showing him the real letters. He then argues with me tell ing me that he does do it right and that is his name. I'm so proud of him for writing letters, but really that is NOT how his name is spelled and I don't think I want him to think it is.
What is your advice on what to do? Let him keep on saying that when he writes it. Funny thing is that most of the time it is the exact same letters. I think these are the only letters he knows how to write and so therefore he uses them up in his name!
I guess I could just keep correcting him and writing his REAL name and have him try to do that. I love his eargerness to write his name and the pride that he shows in it, but it is not right and that bothers me. Should it?
Here is my opinion…that is all I have but I do not really feel strong one way or the other. Who knows if this will help. I think that it is ok to let him write it out. I would think it is ok to also let him know that “those are awesome lookin’ letters and they look good together like you wrote them, but sweety, they simply do not spell C*****.” In addition, I might start directing him to practice the letters that he does not know that are a part of his name. Once he can write them I would then start directing him to put them all together so that he can get the idea. I would not be too worried until he actually knows how to write all the letters and still insists on using the others. Maybe if you actually start calling him CEFduw that would do the trick. This is a funny story though. Kids are so strong willed so much of the time! When we actually birth a child, it should be interesting. Brandon and I are both very energetic and strong willed. We are gonna be in for a big treat unless the traits cancel each other out :o)
I will use dots to help the girls with letters they don’t know how to write. They think it is so cool! I just use dots to draw the letters and they draw over it.
I don’t know if it will help!
Little Jared.
Hey Aaron, you don’t know me, but I went to Sagemont several years ago and worked with student ministry, so have seen y’all in concert…. As a teacher, what Cayden is writing is actually REALLY good. At a young age he’s realizing that his name starts with a capital letter and then there are lower case ones. Plus he has a “d” in there, which could mean that he actually hears the “d” sound. From a teacher standpoint, you’ve got one smart cookie on your hands!
I’m an idiot… You’re Jamie, not Aaron… lol…. But anyway, all the above points hold true… Sorry for the mix-up! ;o)~
I knew he was a smart one!!!!
ahhh…from a teacher’s point of view..if he thinks he’s writing his name, then he is! don’t be too concerned yet with it being “correct”. with some children, if you try to get them to write it correctly too soon, they will be scared to take the risk of writing unless it’s “right”. he will learn as he is developmentally ready. i always tell my students that the best way to become a better writer is by writing. it will come. have his name in print in sight around the house. you might be surprised that he will compare what her writes to what that looks like & figure it out on his own!
I would just say…yeah…that is a good try or that is really close and leave it at that.