I agree with whoever suggested keeping samples. I just glanced back at some of my DD's first grade work to answer your question. I scanned some stuff onto my computer for a meeting. It was a great reminder for me just how far she has progressed.
When printing, my DD had a lot of reversals. She had some inversions with the letters b,d,p and q. When she wrote, her brain rotated that shape every which way whenever one of those letters came up. At this point (starting 5th grade), she rarely prints. She prefers cursive because it is so much easier for her.
Her brain seems to spin things through different axes. When she talks with her hands, you can tell that she is visualizing a three dimensional figure. She can now articulate that it is difficult for her to discern two dimensional orientation. She can't distinguish left from right. We have tried all sorts of gimmicks -- you write with your right, etc -- but none of them have any meaning to her.
Last edited by knute974; 08/14/12 12:34 PM. Reason: clarification
