Then break your child s name up into separate letters on cue cards. This builds up spelling from memory. Then once spelling from memory is achieved, you can then begin sounding the letters together as your child puts them together. It is as easy as that. Once you have this basic procedure down you can move onto other areas of weakness or strengthen other areas out with semi harder words.
Children learn at different paces, too.
If you feel that your child is at a level where flash cards are not needed, then go to a level where it is totally out of the classroom. They are called Letter Field Trips . Almost like a pop quiz for your child but in a fun environment that they like to go. Ideas like the mall, toy store, grandparent s house, a restaurant, a firehouse, a zoo, or even the park near woods. You can quiz your child s ability by just randomly selecting objects for spelling, first letter sounds of a particular object, how many vowels are in this word, how many syllables in this word, rhyming, capitalization, etc., etc.