Is there any easy way for young children to learn to write their names?
— Nameless on Paper A: We want to point out that not every child entering kindergarten can write his or her name. For a good picture of the writing skills of young children from 18 months up to third grade, go online to www.pbs.org/parents/readinglanguage/writing/main.html to see examples of a child’s writing. Your daughter can be taught how to write her name. It will take time. Is your daughter able to write any of the letters in her name? Or is the problem that she can’t place them in the right order? In either case, we have a good way to help children master this task. Follow the steps below, and don’t move to the next step until the previous one has been mastered: Begin by teaching your child how to print each letter in her name. You can start with the easier stick letters such as l and t. Then work on h. All the rest of the letters except for r are related to a circle. Keep in mind that you can teach the letters in any order that you want. Do be sure that your child learns the nam
