Hi, my DD is in year 2. She was a slow developer in writing (didn't do any real drawing before about age 4, just scribbles). In Reception they were unsure what hand she should use to write and after trying both decided that the left was better (or rather, less worse). Ever since then she's been writing with her left hand.
Trouble is, I've become increasingly convinced that she's not actually left handed at all. Every test I've done suggests that she's right handed/footed/eyed, etc. She's also continued to have issues with her writing. It's quite messy, but also she frequently writes letters/numbers back to front, and writes small letter combinations like 'in' or 'or' backwards. Her reading is good (above average). I'm aware of issues that in the past were caused by naturally left-handed people being forced to write with the wrong hand and I'm worried that we've done the reverse to her.
Should we try to get her to switch hands for writing while she's still young? Or just leave it and hope she gets to grips with the writing even if it is with the 'wrong' hand for her?
Anyone else have similar experiences?
Thanks for any help!
Martin.
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mcra · 18/04/2014 07:49
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