Learning to spell Allison

How do kids learn to spell their name?  Usually they first learn the first letter of their name, then they learn to recognize their name written.  If they see a number of names they will be able to identify theirs.  But, to spell their name out loud is a bit harder.  When Allison turned 3 we want to teach her how to spell her name.  For a few weeks we said A is for Allison.  Then we went on to practice spelling her name.  She would usually A-L-L-A-B-C-D. Cute! But not the correct spelling.  We would practice a lot, while playing, in the car and while she was going potty.  Then we realized she could sing Mary Had a Little Lamb, the Alphabet, Jesus Loves Me, If Your Happy and You Know It, and so on. . . IDEA!  Put her name to a song!  So we did.  To help Allison learn how to spell her name my husband and I put the letters of her name to a song.  A-L-L-I-S-O-N.  Not a familiar song, just a little tune we made up.  It worked!  She learned how to spell her name in about a week.  

(Now she is practicing writing her name)