Listen to how different the mere pronunciations of the names are in relation to the actual sound, as needed in reading and writing:
The pronunciation of letter names: B, D, T, V, P and Z have their letter sound at the beginning pronunciation of their letter name, but end with a long E sound.
Then: F, L, M, N, S, and X have a short E sound at the beginning of the pronunciation of their letter names, while the sound that they make is at the end of the pronunciation of their letter name!
Letter C begins with the sound of S. Letter G begins with the sound of J. Letter E has its own long vowel sound only.
The pronunciation of letter names J and K end with the sound of long A, while A and H both begin with the sound of long A. Letter name H ends with the sound of ch! Even when you say letter names A and I by themselves, you can hear them end with letter name E. Letter name I begins with the sound of short O and ends with the name of E. Letter name Y begins with the sound of W and ends with the name of long I. Letter name W begins with the word ?double? and ends with the letter name U. Letter name U begins with the sound of Y and ends with the letter sound for OO, while Q begins with the sound of C or K and ends with the sound of long U.
Then O is in a category of its own, having its long and short sound exclusively. So, why not just leave letter names out altogether and use sounds only. It has got to be faster, easier and less confusing for our students.
Phonemic awareness is understanding that words are made of letters which have sounds and by pronouncing those sounds one is able to read and write. Phonics refers to the sounds that the letters make alone and in different combinations of two or three letters. Invented spelling means using one's present knowledge of phonics to write words. Beginning reading and beginning writing both depend on a working knowledge of phonics. Invented spelling should encouraged and treasured and never criticized or made fun of.
One must try to write in order to get better at it; as one must try to sing in order to get better at that.