Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: b's and d's I teach 1st grade students and several have a hard time with reversing their lowercase b's and d's when writing and reading. What are some strategies to help the students with this reversal? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Both of my children had this problem, the oldest has grown out of it (in middle school now). The youngest is in second grade. She is almost there. The teachers have not helped with this. Since she has a "d" in her name. I always have her reflect to her name before writing the "d". This worked for her. So, if there is a word pasted on the desk such as d=dad or b= baby. This will help as their check point before proceeding in writing a word that has those letters.