Alice Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I know I've seen this post before by others but I couldn't find anything searching the forums. Any tricks for helping an early reader remember which is b and which is d? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lorna Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 One that we used, and is very popular here too, was to write the word 'bed' and draw in a bed faintly. Put the picture of the 'bed' above the child's bed. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Laurie Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 If they hold up both hands and touch their pointer fingers to their thumbs, you know, like making the okay sign, then they're hands will be in a b and a d position. They just have to remember that b comes first, so that's the left, and d second, so that's the right hand. My dd does this a lot and it helps her because she reverses those letters quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I just told my children that a small "b" is a big "B" without it's top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted March 11, 2008 Author Share Posted March 11, 2008 Thanks everyone! All three are great ideas. Thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOCA Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 They just have to remember that b comes first, so that's the left, and d second, so that's the right hand. My dd does this a lot and it helps her because she reverses those letters quite a bit. 1.When making the "b" and "d" with fingers and touching the 2 circles of fingers together, a bed is formed with extended fingers being the headboard and foot board. One can imagine the word "bed" being spelled with the "e" on the bed (top of 2 ringed fingers) and the "b: is first sound and finger in the word bed and "d" is last. 2.If the child understands alphabetical order and linear order, she will remember that "b" is first in the alphabet and is also the first letter made (by the left hand). 3.If the child wears a numerical, non-digital, watch, he can look at the 6 at the bottom to match with the "b". HTH's, Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted March 11, 2008 Author Share Posted March 11, 2008 3.If the child wears a numerical, non-digital, watch, he can look at the 6 at the bottom to match with the "b". HTH's, Janet Thanks Janet! Although I'll leave this part out. He does have a watch he wears sometimes but it's on his right hand! That would just confuse things even more. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 We did something similar to Eliana, but b begins with the back and d begins with the doughnut. It has worked wonders for my dd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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