What Dale Carnegie said so long ago still holds true “the sweetest sound in any language is a person’s name.” It is certainly accurate for your children. In her book Joyful Learning, Bobbi Fisher lists some powerful reasons for using a child’s name to teach reading. How do young students come to understand the concepts of letters and words? Understanding that those ABCs in the song are letters that we use to make words is a big leap for many kindergarten students. How do we help our students master these concepts? We can use something as familiar as their names as a starting place for reading and writing.
Oh Baby! Bring your name to the table.
One way to help your child learn letter sounds is to have him or her use a finger to trace the letters in their name while saying the sound at the same time. A remarkable way to get your child to trace the letters of their name is on a personalized placemat. A decade old business in Central Florida, Express Signs & Graphics of Orlando (ESGO) has recently launched BragOnBaby.com that creates personal art pieces from a child’s photograph, name or monogram. The BragOnBaby placemats create a distinctive learning opportunity for a child the ability to trace their name. When your child is familiar with the shape and name of the letter, you can help your child to understand that the letter goes with a special sound.
When teaching children the names and sounds of the letters it is not necessary to begin with "A" and work towards "Z". Try starting with the letter that is most interesting to your child, the first letter in his or her own name. Fisher also states that "if they can recognize and write their own names, they think of themselves as readers and writers."
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In addition to placemats, BragOnBaby.com incorporates customer’s snapshots in to pop art and stylish designs to make canvas wall art, wall murals and posters. Although BragOnBaby.com’
BragOnBaby.com offers unique, high end decorating ideas for nurseries and playrooms. It provides chic, fashionable gifts for baby’s birthdays and other milestones. Maura Wilson, owner of All About Babies boutique in Orlando, is carrying the BragOnBaby.com product line and says, “The BragOnBaby.com products are distinctive and cool, and I am already familiar with Express Signs quality, I am expecting BragOnBaby.com to really take off.”
Heather Reneau, founder of Playground Magazine, Central Florida’s hip parenting magazine says, “BragOnBaby.com is sensational. The fusion of art, cache and my baby is a real winner. I wish I had more walls in my house!”
www.BragOnBaby.com offers award winning designs for the best in tailor-made baby gifts and personalized wall décor. From your child’s photograph, name or monogram, we create a memorable masterpiece on canvas wall art, wall murals, placemats, posters and more. Our custom designed pieces are not only special, but unique to your child.
