For Left handed writers or parents of lefty children

Executive Member Joined: May 19 2005 Posts: 473

To those of you who are left handed or have children who are left handed. Do you think it would have helped or would help your child to have a book that would teach alef beis writing for left handed.

Platinum Member Joined: Sep 22 2004 Posts: 9754

My kids seem to be doing okay, my daughter actually had an easier time with ksiva than she did with English letters. I assume it's not for schools, so do you imagine that parents would want this to do with their kids outside? Or for OTs?
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I am left-handed, as are my 2 siblings (3 out of 4 children are lefties), as was my mother a'h, the only lefty outa' 12 children (and the most brilliant and talented). Writing alef-bais never posed a problem for me nor for any of the aforementioned relatives. President Ronald Reagan was also left-handed; perhaps we should find out how he fared with his alef-bais Wink

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Posted: Wed, May 27 2009, 10:31 pm Post subject:

Im a lefty and had no problems in school except bumping arms with the person sitting on the left of me!
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Executive Member Joined: May 19 2005 Posts: 473

thank you I appreciate it.

Executive Member Joined: Mar 24 2009 Posts: 349

Im a lefty & still have the problem with bumping elbows. I cant sit by a party or simcha without bumping into the person next to me. I usually try to sit next to my sister or sister-in-law that are also left-handed.

Diamond Member Joined: Oct 29 2006 Posts: 4461

My dh is a left. He writes clearly in Hebrew and English.\

As a graphologist, definitely not.
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Platinum Member Joined: Mar 07 2007 Posts: 10429

if anything, lefties fare better writing Hebrew because they don't smear the letters as their hand travels across the page--exactly the advantage that righties have when writing English. all sofrim should be lefties.

Executive Member Joined: May 19 2005 Posts: 473

so a left handed child doesn't need special instructions on helping them learn to write alef beis?

Silver Member Joined: Mar 16 2009 Age: 34 Posts: 935

my dh and I are both lefty's...no problems with writing here Smile

Posted: Thu, May 28 2009, 3:13 am Post subject:

Diamond Member Joined: Oct 29 2006 Posts: 4461

When a child learns a language young it is natural. One should only show the proper way to make the letter, like with arrows, make sure they hold the pencil correctly. If they do not write appropriate for their age level they should be tested for disgraphia. This is a muscle problem corrected by exercizes. As to smearing letters most children start with pencils, not fountain or even ball point pens. Sofrim are generally old enough to know how to hold their arm. If they must keep it down because they get tired easily it again could be a need for exercize.

It is not a good idea to be to machpid on how a child writes or turn it into a pressure.
No SIC, it is always harder to write left because in both languages it takes more effort to make the strokes. Try writing with your left in the air.