[senco-forum] Reversals getting worse

Dear Su,

I say, go back to the concrete concept.

try using sandpaper letters and numbers to trace around. In my experience it 
is quite common for younger children to reverse the letters andnumbers  all 
of a sudden after they have managed to get the hang of it. They go backand 
then just as suddenly, know it all again. Needs patience

If sand paper does not work, why not try using a sand tray and ask the child 
to draw the letters to u? Another good substitute would be to use paint. Dip 
the finger in the paint and use a large piece of paper to trace on. Nice big 
movements might help too. Hold his hand and do it if u have to.

What about, you laying out the letters and then calling them out andget the 
child to find them? Maybe if he sees it being placed correctly (often 
enough) it willbring back the memory of how the letters should look?

best wishes,

Rosh Vettiveloo
(Malaysia)

From: Su Summers <su at linaria.co.uk>
To: senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk
Subject: [senco-forum] Reversals getting worse
Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 21:02:39 +0100

Dear All

I wonder is there is anyone out there who could give ideas for helping a 
reception child in my language unit who has dyspraxia and expressive 
language disorder. He came to us after a term in reception from another 
school, held his pencil in a fist grip and was writing his name with letters 
formed any old how, and with the /s/ and occasionally the /h/ and /a/ 
reversed. He is quite bright, but has no sense of space, but responded well 
to being talked through letters and numbers so that he was beginning to get 
them the right way round. However, suddenly he is reversing nearly all his 
numbers and lots of letters and it doesn't now help him to have it 
demonstrated, talked through, etc. We are at a bit of a loss...

Any ideas gratefully received.

Thanks

Su