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amother
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Thu, Feb 21 2019, 11:04 am
Is this normal? Any tips that can help differentiate them?
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amother
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Thu, Feb 21 2019, 11:07 am
Does the child speak Yiddish?
Have them write the word "zayg" (vase). Show them how the picture of a vase is made from those letters.
Every time they need to remember, they should think of or write zayg.
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amother
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Thu, Feb 21 2019, 11:09 am
I confused them till age 15 at least, and I have fluent Hebrew!
Till this day I sometimes need to stop for a moment and think.
My tip, which works for me: the zayin is almost the number 5, just missing the top line.
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Rappel
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Thu, Feb 21 2019, 11:11 am
I did something similar. Some kind of visual trick helped me differentiate until it became automatic - I don't remember what
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amother
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Thu, Feb 21 2019, 11:51 am
The trick that helped me is that the print Gimmel is facing the script Gimmel. (If that doesn't make sense, write them next to each other.) I still sometimes need to stop and think.
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hodeez
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Thu, Feb 21 2019, 11:52 am
Had the same issue. What helped me is that gimmel and C are both the 3rd letters in their respective alphabets, and they both have the opening on the right side
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NewMom36
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Thu, Feb 21 2019, 12:01 pm
Gimel looks similar to a G and they both make the same sound
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mishpacha1
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Thu, Feb 21 2019, 12:03 pm
I was taught Gimel goes in the direction of C, and there both third letter...I remember for years air tracing a b c till I remembered which direction it went.
But I think its totally normal, it honestly is very confusing for a 9.5 year old.
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amother
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Thu, Feb 21 2019, 12:23 pm
mishpacha1 wrote: | I was taught Gimel goes in the direction of C, and there both third letter...I remember for years air tracing a b c till I remembered which direction it went.
But I think its totally normal, it honestly is very confusing for a 9.5 year old. |
I taught that this year to my second grader.
She writes a,b,c on tho of her papers, and then knows that gimmel is the third (we said a,b,c,alef,bais,funnel a few times) and inn the same direction as third of alphabet, c.
Good that helps!!
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amother
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Thu, Feb 21 2019, 12:29 pm
amother wrote: | Is this normal? Any tips that can help differentiate them? |
Perfectly normal. I did that as well.
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Thu, Feb 21 2019, 12:33 pm
Normal. My 8.5 year old confuses the b and d too..
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Thu, Feb 21 2019, 12:34 pm
amother wrote: | Does the child speak Yiddish?
Have them write the word "zayg" (vase). Show them how the picture of a vase is made from those letters.
Every time they need to remember, they should think of or write zayg. |
I like this idea, never heard of it.
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Thu, Feb 21 2019, 12:34 pm
Does your child mix up "p" and "q" in English? Can he reliably print a lower-case "g?" If the answers are "no" and "yes" respectively, show him that if you extend the vertical line of the gimmel you can turn it into a "g."
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amother
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Thu, Feb 21 2019, 4:05 pm
For letter b: first comes his back and then comes his belly
For letter d: the letter c walks into a door
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MadameX
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Thu, Feb 21 2019, 4:30 pm
I have a tip that is similar to the yiddish one from above, only mine is in Hebrew.
The Hebrew word for "friends who are not speaking to each other due to a fight/argument" is called "Brogez". When you spell it out, it looks like the Gimmel and the Zayin have their backs to each other lol
I still use this tip till today
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ra_mom
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Thu, Feb 21 2019, 4:56 pm
amother wrote: | For letter b: first comes his back and then comes his belly
For letter d: the letter c walks into a door |
Thank you for this!
My little one confuses b and d and everyone keeps suggesting the bed trick but that one just confuses her more.
These tricks are simple and clear - thanks!
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Rachel Shira
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Thu, Feb 21 2019, 5:07 pm
A trick I learned for zayin and gimmel is that gammal in Hebrew is a camel, and the gimmel goes in the direction of a c.
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amother
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Thu, Feb 21 2019, 6:08 pm
Thanks everyone for these tips and ideas!
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avital613
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Fri, Feb 22 2019, 8:55 pm
sounds pretty normal to me, personally I confused the two until high school, and even today when I am writing quickly I still occasionally accidentally switch them. the trick that hellped me remember is that the "smaller/younger" gimmel faces backwards (like a child looking for support) and the "bigger/older" zian confidently marches forward
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renslet
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Sat, Feb 23 2019, 6:22 pm
Totally normal, I've taught for over twenty years and I still have to think a second before writing on the board. I also have a problem with directions (right and left). I've been told it's a form of dyslexia but the gimmel zayin confusion never really affected me
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