![]() ![]() Here’s an optional follow-up name activity you can do with your students after reading this book. Let them pronounce their name first to avoid confusion later on. ![]() Encourage students to say the correct pronunciation of their name every single time it is mispronounced.I would have loved to have had a teacher read a book that celebrated students’ unique names. ![]() I’m glad there are books like this one around. Although her name is spelled differently, it is pronounced the same as mine. A gift that they will hopefully honor and be proud of. When we name our children, we are giving them a gift. Can you imagine walking across the stage to accept your diploma and your principal saying your name incorrectly?Īfter that moment, I always wished I had an easier name to pronounce. I struggled with my name until Disney’s Princess and the Frog came out and her name was Tiana. (40 pages, children’s fiction, 2020) Your Name Is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, is a love letter to every child whose name has ever been mispronounced on the first day of school. I’ll never forget hearing my name mispronounced during my 5th-grade graduation. Most people pronounce it Tee- wand – nah. My name is Tiauna (Tee – on – nah) and it’s usually mispronounced. I would know because I was one of those students. This may cause some students to feel shy about their names, especially if it is constantly mispronounced. Some students come from cultures and families where names are important, unique and may not be so easy to pronounce. ![]()
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