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Tips and Tricks for Correcting b/d Reversals

March 7, 2022 by Wendy and Jen

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B/d letter reversals, while common in Grades K and 1, tend be a bit more of a concern as students move beyond first grade. It is ALWAYS preferred to remediate letter formation issues as early as possible before bad habits set in. Read on to discover some handy tips and tricks for correcting b/d reversals.

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Filed Under: Handwriting, Instruction Tagged With: letter formation, letter reversals

The Importance of Teaching Handwriting

February 28, 2022 by Wendy and Jen

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Teaching handwriting is one of the cornerstones of literacy because reading and writing are reciprocal skills. As students learn to spell words with the same phonetic patterns they are reading, it helps solidify their understanding. Automaticity and accuracy in letter formation frees up working memory. Then students can concentrate on what they are writing, rather than how.

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Filed Under: Handwriting Tagged With: letter formation

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