Did you know that reversals are one of the most common handwriting problems children encounter when learning how to write? With 10 to 30 percent of K–5 children struggling with handwriting, reversals are quite common when students are learning to write. So even though the spookiest time of year is here, it’s time to scare away reversals in your classroom with these techniques.
To address reversals, teach letters one at a time. Group similarly formed letters together to promote success and scaffold learning so that students explicitly learn to master every letter of the alphabet.
Don’t forget to add hands-on activities to the mix to strengthen students’ letter knowledge and prevent reversals. When students know where to start a letter and how to correctly form it, reversals are less likely to happen.
Want to learn more about preventing reversals? Check out our on-demand Moving Forward Not Backwards with Reversals webinar!