Remembering Students’ Names

Students feel that you have a personal interest in them if you know their names. Here are some ideas you can use to remember your students’ names at the beginning of the year.

• Require students to say their names every time they speak.
• Have students wear name tags or display triangular tent cards with their names on them at their desks.
• Use students’ names as frequently as possible.
• Ask students what they prefer to be called and write down any nicknames on the class roster.
• Return assignments to students individually to help you associate names with faces.
• Ask the students to share an interesting fact about themselves that you can associate with their names.

There always seems to be a small number of students whose names are difficult for you to remember. Be certain to use these students’ names with extra frequency.