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by panther

Nov 6, 2010

I am a special ed teacher and I have noticed that many of my students write capital Ps for all of their ps in their writing. I have been successful in correcting this with some students but I have one who is extremely resistant to any correction but especially this one. So I have two questions.

Do other teachers see this in the general education students?

If a student writes a capital P in the middle of a word on a spelling test do you count it as incorrect?

I always give a chance at the end of the test to correct this error, saying "Check your papers for any capital letters that don't belong, especially Ps."

I am looking forward to your responses. Thanks

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Sara On 11/06/10, panther wrote: > I am a special ed teacher and I have noticed that many of > my students write capital Ps for all of their ps in their > writing. I have been successful in correcting this with > some students but I have one who is extremely resistant to > any correction but especially this one. So I have two > questio...See More

Nov 19, 2010

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arachgold I would not count it as incorrect.

Does this student also write his lower case g's and j's slightly differently than you would expect even though they are both lower case? The circle of the g may be in the upper half of the line and the stem of the g above the bottom line. The j may not dip below the bottom line very much, if at all) Some...See MoreI would not count it as incorrect.

Does this student also write his lower case g's and j's slightly differently than you would expect even though they are both lower case? The circle of the g may be in the upper half of the line and the stem of the g above the bottom line. The j may not dip below the bottom line very much, if at all) Some students have trouble with letters that go below the bottom line because their perceptual skills are somewhat weak. I would not pay attention to it for a little while. In another couple of weeks, ask him if it's okay if you help him with this and pull him separately. Cut a strip of paper and draw dotted lines on it. Place the paper on a small wipe off board. Have him start on the dots and draw a stem so that it goes below the line. Then have him finish drawing the letter. Have him write several p's that way. Then have him use cool pens and paper (glitter pens, scratch paper that you have lined and dotted, etc.)write short words you dictate that begin with p's. Progress to words with p in the middle and then to words with p at the end. Then dictate phrases such as "the pal." You could also have him switch colors when he gets to the "p" in the word to raise his awareness. The switching of the colors works with capitalization and punctuation also.

You can motivate him by saying that you will be counting up all the p's in his writing and when he has a certain total, there's a reward. Think of rewards together and create a system so that it's possible for him to earn the first reward within a week. Reward ideas: lead a class game that you don't play often, snowball or popcorn treat. (I have a small snowball machine that I bring in.)

On 11/06/10, panther wrote: > I am a special ed teacher and I have noticed that many of > my students write capital Ps for all of their ps in their > writing. I have been successful in correcting this with > some students but I have one who is extremely resistant to > any correction but especially this one. So I have two > questions. > > Do other teachers see this in the general education > students? > > If a student writes a capital P in the middle of a word on > a spelling test do you count it as incorrect? > > I always give a chance at the end of the test to correct > this error, saying "Check your papers for any capital > letters that don't belong, especially Ps." > > I am looking forward to your responses. > Thanks

Dec 2, 2010

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