Looking for a trick to show my child that will help her tell the difference between the lower cases p,q,d,b.?

You can help by having at the top of the page something that looks like this: BbDdPpQq. This creates an immediate association with the capital letter and for quick recognition. Over time your child will begin to recognize them without help.





The other options are to compare b and d and how b is almost likeB and p is just a little P - showing the relationships will help. Also to show proper formation of the letters d and q write the circle first, and p and b write the stick first.





Play a sorting game with the lowercase and capital letters (5 sets at a time each set containing a troublesome letter) As your child finds this easy, increase the number of letters to match as well as the number of tricky letters.





Little things and constant excercises are the only way to solidify the difference.





As a note....you did not say how old your child is, but many children struggle with this separation Pre-K - lower elementary. I hope this information helps. Make it fun for her.Looking for a trick to show my child that will help her tell the difference between the lower cases p,q,d,b.?
For b and d, teach them to write the word ';bed'; on a piece of paper. See how the shape of a word is like a bed, if they make the letters right.Looking for a trick to show my child that will help her tell the difference between the lower cases p,q,d,b.?
Have patience with yourself and her. If she's under the age of 6, let her develop the skill. If she hasn't developed the ability to tell teh difference by the tiem she's 7, I would consider having her tested for vision problems (beyond 20/20 sight). Most kids don't develop the skill for a few years. If she can't tell after a while, she may have a condition such as dyslexia. You may want to have her see the appropriate specialists for that.





Good luck!
My son did real well with ';bed'; it looks like a headboard footboard... have her wright it down a couple of times and try to encourage her.
Look at the face of an anolog clock, a round one, and notice where the number two is. A digital clock will not work for this. Start with the letters d and q. Save the letters b and p for the next part. Have the student visually trace a line from the two to the ten and to the eight and continue all the way past four and end at two. That is the same path the student will next follow on a piece of paper with a pencil. Start at two on the face of the clock and follow all the way around past 10, 8, 4 and to 2. Notice that the ';stick'; part of these two are after the round part.





The other two letters, p and b, have the ';stick'; part before the round part. By now you have noticed (and pointed this out to the student) that the flow of this writing on paper is from the left-hand side of the page to the right-hand side of the page.





Beyond this... take a look at www.riggsinst.org
My 6yo had the same problem even as recently as 6 months ago (it's REALLY common). With practice, he figured it out on his own and rarely confuses them now.
Check to see if they have lower case Alphabet people. I learned everything from the letter people
show her a small dog for =d





show her a small box next to a large box for =b





show her a small plate next to a large plate for =p





show her a small game (like cards) and a large board game = q








have fun
Well... lower case p looks alot like uppercase P, make lowercase q look a little different w/ like a tail or something. B and D are hard. My mom just made me write them alot. Or remind her that lowercase b points the same way as uppercase B.
Try teaching those letters in cursive along with the printing. Work on one letter for a week or two (p), then switch to the one that looks the least like it (b), then after that one is mastered go on to q, end with d.
the little p walks backward, and little b has his stomach on his back. and vice versa.
I always use ';belly in front and a line in back .A ';d'; is made just like that';
try using them in a game, like the word game. Let her write the word that you give her and let her know what she did wrong, keep going and she will soon get them right. I am not a parent but i am a homeschooled 15 year old. I have a 3 year old brother who does this and a 4 year old brother who has trouble pronouncing them. It works for them,i hope it works for you.





Blessed be!!!!