Attention : KG teachers

Andrews
By Andrews

While writing my 4 year old making a mistake, few letters and numerics she write down just like the mirror image. mostly 9,3,7 & J , E etc..

This phenomina is common with kids?????please enlighten me..thanks in advance

By Squarepeg• 13 Nov 2008 19:48
Rating: 5/5
Squarepeg

It can be very difficult to correct poor writing habits learned before the child starts school. It's very important to make sure that the child is holding the pencil correctly and you need to remember that letters and numbers never begin at the bottom. Don't just look at the finished writing, watch how the child forms the letters. Where I come from we teach lower case letters before introducing capital letters and we don't like to see a child write his/her name entirely in capital letters. Confusing b/d, and 6/9/p is common. You just have to keep working at it, but correct formation helps. Do a Google search, there are lots of helpful handwriting websites.

By Andrews• 12 Nov 2008 14:17
Andrews

Thank you guys..let me apologise I was little worried

By anonymous• 12 Nov 2008 12:11
Rating: 5/5
anonymous

bcoz my kid is also 4 years, and she also use to confuse between b and d, 6 and 9 etc..

I guess it can be corrected by practice..we made our kid practice writing these letters more, and whenever you go out with her, ask her to read out the letters in signboards, posters etc..

I too have seen the Aamir movie , and i dont think this is Dyslexia....bcoz ur kid is still in the stage in which she is learning alphabets, she just needs extra help for some letters..

best of luck!!

By lamea• 12 Nov 2008 11:57
Rating: 4/5
lamea

my two kids have the same problem initially because they both writes with left hand. now they are ok.

I think it will go by the time.

By Mis-Cat• 12 Nov 2008 11:09
Rating: 5/5
Mis-Cat

Snowy and Someonenew are right all kids go through this some of them grow out of it quicker than others, they will not definitively test for any other learning problem till they are over 8 years of age as this is the normal age when they should have grown out of it. It is just a matter of practice.

Dyslexia is not writing letters back to front it is actually characterized by whole words so if your daughter is reading the word cat but spelling it cta (which I doubt you'd notice at this age) then I would have her checked.

"Your born, You Live, You Die, given this premise, one can conclude since we have no control over when we are born and when we die, the only thing that matters to us should be how we live, simple really?" Mis-Cat to her philosophy Lecturer.

By Andrews• 12 Nov 2008 11:00
Andrews

Binu thats Dyslexic..I think its different from that

By Pradeepnair• 12 Nov 2008 11:00
Rating: 5/5
Pradeepnair

google for Dyselixia and u will find the symptoms and the remedy for the same...............

Do it b4 it gets worse

By anonymous• 12 Nov 2008 10:45
Rating: 5/5
anonymous

YOU SEE RECENT HINDI MOVIE AMIR KHAN " TARA SAMEEN" YOU WILL GET ANSWER

By Andrews• 12 Nov 2008 10:44
Rating: 5/5
Andrews

and the most amusing thing is that she is pretty fast and very clear in writting those letters in reverse. E, 7 ,F

By mata hari• 12 Nov 2008 10:38
Rating: 3/5
mata hari

also thought is a learning problem...kids are bit confused of having an "opposite" alternative; I was amazed how they were explaining this in kindergarten: "b-is leaving the room and d-is coming in!" ;-)

By Andrews• 12 Nov 2008 10:35
Rating: 4/5
Andrews

Snow & smomeone..thank u verymuch for the reply

By someonenew• 12 Nov 2008 10:31
Rating: 4/5
someonenew

Besides she's only 4 just starting off so dont worry ok, i was just kidding abt the movie sorry I've editted my comment.

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By snowyowl• 12 Nov 2008 10:30
Rating: 5/5
snowyowl

Yes it is common. Don't panic, be patient and just keep correcting, focusing on playful postive rewards when right, when wrong its just an oops. If left uncheck then problems with numbers can occur but you've picked it now and just correct and allow your child time to learn the correct way

 

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By someonenew• 12 Nov 2008 10:27
Rating: 3/5
someonenew

Andrew dont believ in the movies I think the problem is common and most of my friends had a problem with the letters ur talkin about. It just needs practise.

I dream of a better tomorrow where Chickens can cross the Road without having their motives questioned - Unknown

By someonenew• 12 Nov 2008 10:25
Rating: 5/5
someonenew

I had a problem with b&d and 9&6 when i was a kid, I think u need to be patient with ur kid and get her to practise writing a lot more than other kids.

I dream of a better tomorrow where Chickens can cross the Road without having their motives questioned - Unknown

By Andrews• 12 Nov 2008 10:25
Andrews

Someone yeah...but that is something different no?????

By Andrews• 12 Nov 2008 10:22
Andrews

NO KG teachers out here...........?

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