📋 Speech therapy tool
🔤 Memory aids b/d and p/q
Stop confusing letters that look alike
🎯 Why the confusion?
The letters b, d, p and q are "mirror" letters: they all have a circle and a bar, but oriented differently. It's normal to confuse them at first! Here are some tips to help you tell them apart.
b
Le b carries his backpack
The bump is behind it, like a backpack!
⬇️➡️
Bar at top, hump on right
Example words:
ball
banana
robot
baby
d
Le d plays guitar
He holds his guitar (the round one) in front of him!
⬇️⬅️
Bar at top, hump on left
Example words:
domino
dinosaur
radish
two
p
The p plays ping-pong
His racket (the round one) is in front, ready to play!
⬆️➡️
Bar below, hump on right
Example words:
apple
butterfly
rabbit
dad
q
The q is a monkey with a tail
His tail hangs behind him!
⬆️⬅️
Bar at bottom, hump on left
Example words:
four
question
mosque
queue
💡 Super tips
✋ Hand trick (b and d)
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b
Left hand
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d
Right hand
Lift both thumbs: your left hand makes a b, your right hand makes a d!
🛏️ The bed trick (b and d)
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The word "bed" begins with a b (the headboard) and ends with a d (the footboard):
b - lit - d
⬆️⬇️ High or low?
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b and d: bar moves up
p and q: bar moves down
✏️ Exercises - Complete with b, d, p or q
a anane
Answer: b
a inosaurus
Answer: d
un lain
Answer: p
four
Answer: q
aa
Answer: p, p
a root
Answer: b
🖼️ Poster to print and display
I no longer confuse b, d, p, q!
b
🎒 backpack
d
🎸 guitar
p
🏓 ping-pong
q
🐒 tail
🖨️ Print this checklist
Print and post this document on the child's desk as a permanent visual reminder.