kristamaranatha Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 My five year old is a lefty, and most of the time she writes her name (and just about everything else) backwards, like a mirror image (just like DaVinci, I've read!). It seems that if she gets the first letter right she will write the rest of the letters correctly. How can I help her remember which was is the right way to write? Thanks for your ideas! :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delirium Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I don't have any personal experience with this but http://www.anythingleft-handed.co.uk/kids_help.html#writing seems to have some good suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Lot's of practice and copywork. I sit right next to dd and correct her whenever she starts making a stroke wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmomma Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Make sure her form is correct. I used a Getty-Dubay book that helped me with that but I am sure you can look it up on the net. And then just stay next to her when she is writing and dont let her practice writing in correctly. I really like HWT for preventing letter reversal but I am just starting this with my 6 and 4 yo so not long term experience yet:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I plan to use WRTR (Spalding) handwriting instructions with my lefty. They use a clockface. I used HWT with my oldest and liked it, but if the kid is reversing "c" even, you're going to have to make sure you use their slate with the smiley face, so they know which way to start! The clockface, OTOH, doesn't change, so if they know to start at 2 o'clock, they won't start on the other side. I'm using this now with a (righty) kid that thinks in pictures and reverses letters in his head sometimes, and during handwriting, he's not having any trouble with reversals (though as he wrote his Christmas list yesterday.. yes, early... he reversed a bunch of letters, but he wasn't thinking about handwriting, and I expect that from a 5.5 year old). I also use a cursor for reading, so I'm teaching to read left to right. My lefty doesn't yet do mirror writing, but he's only 3, so who knows what he'll do when the time comes! He mostly does the first letter of his name, which is symmetrical and thus can't be reversed. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomatHWTK Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I'm correcting my non-lefty right away as he writes. He is writing short sentences and words for assignments and when he reverses or throws in a random capital letter, I gently point it out and help him make corrections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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