Re: my toy paper idea

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Debi,

If I may, might I point out a potential problem...When I was in

Kindergarten in private school, I was taught a form of handwriting

called Zaner-Bloser. Then when I went into the first grade in public

school, they insisted I write with the D'Nealian method. I have

learned to form some letters differently in Kindergarten that was now

unacceptable in first grade. The public school I attended was rather

harsh on me about it too. Add that to undiagnosed autism and you

have a handwriting mess I am still trying to sort.

Might I suggest that you consider all the different methods of letter

formation currently used just to be sure the order in which a letter

is formed in your puzzle does not confuse a child learning an

opposing method. Maybe even consider having versions by writing

method.

The concept is great though. Just trying to give another perspective.

>

> Okay, I think I've come up with an idea, wanna run it by you all

> first. What would you think about " Letter Better " . I would be a kit

of

> puzzles for all the letters of the alphabet, one kit for uppercase,

> and one for lowercase. Each letter would be its own puzzle, make of

> high-quality plastic that IS dishwasher-safe. Each letter would have

> several pieces that would snap together. The thing is though, that

> each piece would be numbered in the same sequence as if you were

> writing it. So like a lowercase " a " would have a " 1 " on the part

where

> you would first put the pencil to start writing it, piece " 2 " would

be

> the next area the pencil would go, so on. The goal of this would be

to

> get kids used to creating a letter in the order it's to be written,

so

> when the get a pencil in their hands to start letter formation, they

> will already have it imprinted how it's supposed to be designed. I

> figure the puzzles would teach motor skills from the minipulative

> aspect of the pieces, sequencing and number recognition from

> connecting the numbers, and help with future motor planning by

> teaching the steps of letter formation.

>

> What do you all think? Is this too much? I've seen so many kids

> struggle with where to start to write a letter I thought something

> like this might help them know.

>

> Debi

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