Dr. Johanna Barbara Sattler can look back on 16 years of experience as director of the Erste deutsche Beratungs- und Informationsstelle für Linkshänder und umgeschulte Linkshänder (First Consulting and Information Center in Germany for Left-handers and Converted Left-handers). The center's work includes the exchange of ideas and experiences with teachers, ergotherapists and mototherapists, experts in the field of medical pedagogy, and social pedagogs. This prompted her to compile the novel and unique trilogy offering practical aid for left-handed children and their parents, educators, teachers and therapists, and also guidance for converted left-handers wishing to reconvert themselves back to their naturally dominant hand.

The book offers detailed instructions about how left-handers can acquire an easy and comfortable writing position, documented by many illustrations. The removable writing pad (of DIN A2 size) is a great help in the learning process. Also, practical hints are given to limber up the writing hand by exercise, e.g. drawing along lines. Left-handers who have already adopted a cramped writing position hardly to be corrected will also find tips and aids. Detailed descriptions are given about how to use left-hand tools and utensils, such as fountain-pens and scissors, and where to get them.

About, the story of the book´s jacket see the article of Article: Saal, Kathleen, Lefties have rights, too! In: Munich Found. Winter 1996/97.

Auer Verlag, Donauwörth, 1996, 7^th edition 2003, ISBN 3-403-02778-3, 144 pages

More details in the foreword to the book Professor Dr. Angelika Speck-Hamdan.
 

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