b/d confusion

[Mama_Rana]

I know I just posted another thread, but I didn't want to get things mixed up. I used to teach kindy, but I still don't know the answer to this question.

When should I get worried about his inability to distinguish b & d? He's 6, was in PS kindy last year.

 

 

Thanks!

[Sandy in Indy]

My 9 yr old still confuses them now and then. He almost always realizes right away that he's made a mistake. I'm not worried about it....

[jentancalann]

My 9 1/2 yo still confuses them- most of the time. Together w/ his other learning struggles, I am worried about it. I'm not sure, but I don't think you need to worry in first grade.

[Mom0012]

I always heard it was considered "normal" until the end of first grade. But, both my son and my daughter are still confusing them and they are almost 11 and 9, respectively. I'm not surprised with my son because he has lds, but my daughter does not and she is, if anything, advanced in language arts, so I never quite understand why she still has to think it through. Anyway, I'm not worried about her at all.

 

Lisa

[mrs.m]

My 8yo son confusses them. I was told that 8/2nd grade is still in the normal range and he really only does it in spelling and not often enough in reading that it messes up his progress. It's really easy to mix them up. I see my 10yo do it on occassion and then correct it.

 

give the fishing bowl game a try: http://literactive.com/Download/stories.asp?cat=44

 

teach your son about bed and making b & d with the hands. Draw pictures such as the bat hitting the ball. Teach drawing "d" with a c.

 

You can google for more ideas. But at 6 it is REALLY normal!!!

[Carrie12345]

My 8 year old mixes them up once in a while, but sees it right away. My 7yo regularly uses the "bed" on her fingers as a reminder. Regularly, as in almost every time.

[Mama_Rana]

Thanks for all the great ideas!

[Jen+4dc]

Ds8 occasionally makes that mistake when he writes. I just ask him to read it to me and he immediately realizes what he's done and fixes it.:)

[Teachin'Mine]

He'll need to know the difference by the time he's filling in the little circles on the SATs. :D

 

It's very normal to have this confusion even for a couple more years. :)

[ElizabethB]

If his school used sight words, leveled readers, guided reading, and other whole language practices, you may have to use some nonsense words to help him overcome some of the habits that causes. My game is fun and free and makes both real and nonsense words.

 

Even some children taught with just phonics occasionally have some b/d problems, but it is generally more problematic if they are taught with methods that teach them to look at words as wholes.

 

Here are some b/d ideas I have come up with to help my remedial students:

 

http://www.thephonicspage.org/On%20Reading/dbdb.html

[unsinkable]

What would you guys say if my almost 15 year old still does this. :001_huh:

 

Seriously...he writes the wrong letter down the first time 90% of the time, then swears, then fixes it.

 

So if he was going to write the word "word" he'd write w-o-r-b, then fix the b. :confused: