Backwards numbers? Kinder/6 yr old

[HarperRose]

Is this age appropriate? DD is 6 yrs old, in Kinder, and writes ONLY her numbers backwards. Occasionally she'll have a backwards letter, often she asks me how to write a letter then when I tell her she says, "Oh yeah!" It's ONLY her numbers that are backwards consistently.

Is this age appropriate or am I looking at some sort of dyslexia that we need to seek help for?

[~Megan~]

dd writes most of her numbers backwards too. Most of her letters are the right way. I think its pretty normal. Ask the teacher though if you are concerned about age appropriate learning.

[Evan&Anna's_Mom]

We asked about this when DS was in K as well. The K teachers said they didn't start to worry about backwards numbers or letters until the end of 2nd grade. I wouldn't worry about it unless the teacher said something.

[HarperRose]

Originally Posted by Evan&Anna's_Mom

We asked about this when DS was in K as well. The K teachers said they didn't start to worry about backwards numbers or letters until the end of 2nd grade. I wouldn't worry about it unless the teacher said something.

Oh, that's actually encouraging. Ok. Thanks. I might still mention it to her teacher, and keep an eye on it, but this makes me feel a little better.

[catchat]

My son does this much of the time too (1st grade). He is still able to add correctly despite it. I don't remember it as much in K but he seems to be growing out of it.

[mad4mady]

Thanks for posting this. I have been wondering the same thing about dd. She writes a few of her letters backwards and I was concerned it could be a learning disability but since she is in k and her letters are for the most part the right way, I guess I won't worry It sounds like it must be fairly normal

[Ruthla]

DS still does this a lot. It's age appropriate. Since your child gets the letters right, but only gets confused on the numbers, it's likely he'll outgrow it soon.

[UUMom]

Ime, this is totally normal. You can always hang up a poster you make together illustrating numbers. This way, she can check the poster if she is unsure. Sometimes visual aids help. But I would not be concerned in the least for a 6 yr old.

[NatureMommy]

My 5th grader still writes the number seven backward quite consistantly. At the beginning of the year he wrote the number three backwards also, but that has fixed itself. I figure it is just habit by now and as he catches the error himself most of the time, it will fade away.