It just floors me that schools/teachers are still trying to make kids
who are lefties switch to their right hand! I thought this practice
was abandoned (as obviously very ineffective) 50 years ago!
On Mar 25, 2007, at 3:44 AM, Linda Walker wrote:
> That is so interesting, only four years ago. The authorities on
> this told my daughter her son is too old at nine to switch, yet he
> cannot write and does not enjoy drawing either. I think the years
> of making me use my right hand contributed to my dyslexia.
>
> At 07:21 PM 3/24/2007, you wrote:
>> 4th or 5th grade is when the ot began teaching me to type for at
>> that time i was just too uncoordinated,plus I was a natural lefty,
>> but they made m write with my right hand because I wrote backwards
>> otherwise. so when my thumb began no onger was able to hold the
>> pen in the strange way i'd held it in m right hand all these
>> years, I begn writing with my left hand for yrs ago, nd lo and
>> behold, my left hand hold a pen very naturally, very normally
>> withno forced anything!
>>
>>
>> Kat, how's it going? Hugs my dear... we have all been there and
>> it really hurts.
>>
>> Mag
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>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: ken barber <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 8:16:31 PM
>> Subject: Re: fine motor delays
>>
>>
>> not only is my handwriting unreadable, but it hurts my
>> hands to do it. there just may be pain involved here.
>>
>> i learned to use an electric typewriter in the 4th
>> grade.
>> but, there may even be problems with keyboarding
>> unless one knows the limits and abides within the
>> limits.
>>
>> --- Deri James <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> > On Saturday 24 March 2007 16:13, Linda Macaulay
>> > wrote:
>> > > While I don't think we should abandon handwriting
>> >
>> > > altogether, I think learning to type is by far a
>> > more important skill
>> > > to have for the 21st century.
>> >
>> > I agree entirely. My handwriting is not readable
>> > (nor fast enough to be
>> > viable), but typing is at least legible (if
>> > frustratingly slow!!). I would
>> > like to suggest playing games to improve memory,
>> > often you want to jot down a
>> > piece of information (a phone number, address,
>> > appointment) when it would be
>> > difficult to fire up a laptop. Having a good memory
>> > is a real boon in these
>> > situations.
>> >
>> > Cheers
>> >
>> > Deri
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