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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