Kinetic Reversal
What is it?
Kinetic reversals occur when a child is forming the pencil strokes on paper, showing a tendency to confuse words that are mirror images of each other such as saw and was; ton and not. This is a movement issue with the hand motions of the child.
(https://ilslearningcorner.com/2016-07-reversals-why-my-child-cant-grasp-letter-and-number-reversals-b-d-6-9-not-always-dyslexia/)
Why is it important?
Kinetic reversals are likely not a sign that a child is not understanding the relations between letters and sounds. Rather, this is a habit that needs to be broken so that the child can further be successful in writing. A constant use of kinetic reversals could indicate a visual discrimination problem such as dyslexia, however, which is important because if that is the case of the student, then they need the proper accommodations so that their opportunity of learning how to read and write is as fair as their peers'.
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