[senco-forum] b d confusion

If there is confusion between 2 things it is always best to teach them just the one and then the other one is the other one - I use the thumb and forefinger method - which hand do you write with - the right - ok make a circle with thumb and forefinger and point 3rd finger straight up - what letter do you have -  a b - so that's how you remember which is a b - you can do it under the table, in your pocket - very discreet for older children - and then the other one is theother one - the dJanice WraySecondary SENCO, Herts

> From: gill.gray at tiscali.co.uk> To: maizie2004 at yahoo.co.uk; Olanys at aol.com; senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk> Subject: Re: [senco-forum] b d confusion> Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 12:54:04 +0100> CC: > > Link b to B as many children use this to avoid the issue. B is 2 blobs, b > has the top blob missing. Set off to write B but lift your pen and air write > the top blob then complete the bottom blob.> Link d to a as they are formed in the same way> "add a d "is good. Start to write a then go up the stick "adding " the d > bit. So hard to explain in words.> Curl index finger down to thumb to form a circle on both hands Keep other > fingers straight up. You have made b...d.> Lift them to your eyes and say b..d eyes! ( beady eyes).Useful for older > kids as they can form the shapes under the desk to check. You read your b..d > like any word, left to right.> For p, sorry but the pee goes down to the loo!> Gill Gray> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Maggie Downie" <maizie2004 at yahoo.co.uk>> To: <Olanys at aol.com>; <senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk>> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:33 PM> Subject: Re: [senco-forum] b d confusion> > > > If she isn't confusing the  sounds then she may be forming the letters > > incorrectly.  I have  seen a number of children who start their 'b' or 'd' > > at the top of the  ascender, get to the bottom and then can't remember > > which way to  go...If this is the case, you could try teaching her to form > > tthe  letters properly, concentrating on just one at a time, ('d' starts > > with  the 'ball', 'b' starts with the ascender) and practising writing the > > letter for a few minutes each day, saying the sound of the letter as  she > > writes it.  However, at her age it is quite late to be trying  to > > remediate an entreched habit, so she may revert to 'confusion when  she's > > concentrating more on what she is writing, than how she is  forming her > > letters> >> >  Maggie> >> >  P.S Aly, my emails to the senco forum keep getting bounced back to me.  I > > don't know why as it's the same address as usual.  If you don't  get 2 of > > these, do you think you could forward this to the forum.   I'd be very > > grateful.> >> > Olanys at aol.com wrote:  If she confuses the sounds, then this could be an > > auditory processing> > problem and if she confuses them when writing, this can be an  indicator > > of visual> > processing problems. She may have both if she does both. I  would get to > > the> > source of the problem to find the best way to help her. If  she has pther> > processing issues she may need referral for APD and/or Irlen > > syndrome/visual> > processing testing as these are 2 major causes of reading and/or  spelling > > issues,> > namely dyslexia. Processing problems are for life and need more  than a> > worksheet or games to sort out, even if the symptom can be sorted  that > > way.> >> >> >> > Best wishes,> > Aly> >> > Chair Auditory  Processing Disorder in the UK/APDUK> > www.lacewingmultimedia.com/APD.htm> > www.apduk.org> >> >> >> >> > ---------------------------------> > Yahoo! Photos - NEW, now offering a quality print service from just 7p a > > photo. > > 
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