Next, I look at the name on the roster and write it in the grade book. Each time a student turns in a paper I try to picture the student as the paper is being graded. I say hello and goodbye to students, thinking all the time how their names are spelled, both first and last. The constant attention to calling students by name helps reinforce the memory. In walking across campus, I picture that student and something he or she said to me.
Some names are particularly hard to remember with their spellings.
If a name is particularly long, I usually break the name into pieces. For example, let's say I had to remember the name, Amshildpfening. Then, I would think of a German boardgame played called Pfenig. The person whose name needed to be remembered would be pictured playing that boardgame. In your memory work, you need to use crutches wherever possible.