rousselab Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Does anyone have any suggestions for how you made the lowercase b and d recognized successfully by your child? May be having problems with lowercase p and q as well. LOL. Have tried a few things, but still seem to be having issues with these two. What has worked for you? Any good "tricks"? Thanks, Anita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne J Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 My son still uses this method--make a circle with the fingers and thumb of each hand, then point your pointer finger up. This makes a b shape with your left hand and a d shape with your right. The b and d are in alpha order, and he can tell which way the "bump" goes. Ds still struggles a bit with b and d, but this helped him alot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Great question. We are struggling with this too right now and I'll be interested to see what tips the Hive has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polly Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 We use the phrase: a bat and a ball and a dog with a tail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 My son still uses this method--make a circle with the fingers and thumb of each hand, then point your pointer finger up. This makes a b shape with your left hand and a d shape with your right. The b and d are in alpha order, and he can tell which way the "bump" goes. Ds still struggles a bit with b and d, but this helped him alot! This is what worked with my son. I got the idea here. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennefer@SSA Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 My son still uses this method--make a circle with the fingers and thumb of each hand, then point your pointer finger up. This makes a b shape with your left hand and a d shape with your right. The b and d are in alpha order, and he can tell which way the "bump" goes. Ds still struggles a bit with b and d, but this helped him alot! This is also what we did but we put the b and d together and said we were making a "bed". The letter b is first in the word bed and the d is last you can remember which is which. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Yep, we use bed. Phonics Pathways book gave us that idea. bed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jplain Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Piggybacking on the last posts, in Phonics Pathways there's a line drawing with the word bed incorporated into an illustration of a bed. It is on page 35 of the current edition, and you should be able to see it if you use Amazon's Look Inside feature. Search the word "bed," and then scroll down to click on p. 35. I copied the image and laminated it as a bookmark for my daughter. She puts it into the book she's reading and refers to it as needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 My dd(6) had this problem last year when she was five. I told her d has a donut...and if the donut comes first then it is a d. "/d/ as in donut". I told her b has a back that comes first or you could say b has a belly. We did this and I never got frustrated with her when she made a mistake. I would just point out if it had a donut or belly...and she would go back and correct her mistake. She now knows the difference between the two. The way Handwriting without Tears teaches letters also helped her avoid the b & d reversals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beach Mom Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 We struggled with this for a long time but the bed worked for us too. For a couple months I would catch him "making the bed" under his desk with his hands when writing. After a while he just knew the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManyXsBlessed4 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 :iagree: We tried all of these methods with son 3. Over the summer this problem mysteriously disappeared. Keep trying and it will come eventually! What helped him the most was having the card that said bed in front of him all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imhim Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 HWOT teaches that d starts like a c (there are 5 letters that start like c, a, o, d, g, and c) - this is how my dd deals with it, if it starts like a c, is a d. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in the UP of MI Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I told dd that a b has a bump on the right and d has a bump on the left. She already knew left and right and this did it for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Form the trouble letters in play-doh, frequently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmichigan Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 We use b bowls forward. We are starting HWT in a week or two so I'm hoping that will help as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDmom Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Our LA program has you make letters out of sandpaper, write them in cornmeal, make them out of salt dough, etc. I think the ides is to help them learn it kinesthetically (however you spell that word). My 5yo is struggling with it right now. But, if I remember correctly, my dd's ps teachers always told me that letter reversal is very common at least through 1st or 2nd grade. It may be later (I pulled her out in 2nd grade). They always said not to stress about it--the kids will get it eventually with enough exposure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Don't try to teach them at the same time, but only as they come up in reading/writing/spelling/etc. b is a tall letter with a short part; it begins with a line (the tall part) and ends with a circle (the short part). When you say /b/, your lips make sort of a line. d is a short letter with a tall part; it begins with a circle (the short part) and ends with a line (the tall part). When you say /d/, your lips make sort of a circle. p begins with a line and ends with a circle. When you say /p/ your lips make a line. q is almost always written with u in English: qu. q begins with a circle and ends with a line (but your lips don't make a line when you say /kw/:D). Remembering that it is almost always qu and begins with a circle usually helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rousselab Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share Posted August 14, 2009 Thanks! This is great info. I just "happen to" have Phonic Pathways 9th Edition checked out from the library. Yea! Tried this trick tonight and the bed idea seems to have WORKED already! WOOHOOOOO! Thanks again everyone!! I love this forum! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Just found another "bed" trick if you don't want to print out the Phonics Pathways image. Got this from progressivephonics.com Have the child do 2 thumbs up to "make the bed". Then just have them push the bed together. This is something that they can do anywhere/anytime! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajiherndez Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 We recently found this cute little poster that helps with this you can find for free on this website. www.child-1st.com I am not sure if you must register to get the free poster and stuff but it was worth it and it helps by daughter remember. Jennifer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Thanks! Found the link to the free poster (did not need to register or anything): http://www.child-1st.com/new_site/FreeStuff/BBDD[1].pdf and another one on distinguishing "me" and "my": http://www.child-1st.com/new_site/FreeStuff/ME%20MY.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermine Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 We use "bed" too. It's how I remembered when I was little. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmsmama Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 The b/d confusion is causing issues for ds with reading. I've been trying to do the word "bed" trick with him, but I'm going to try the hand "b" and "d" suggestion. I also like the "b has a belly" idea, like a preggo mama with a big belly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delighted3 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 that the line in the letter b comes first and your mouth makes a line when you say "b" and your mouth makes a circle when you say "d" and that the circle comes first on the letter d. Just another approach. Joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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