My first experience with mirror writing came after I read an article about Lewis Carroll, who wrote Alice in Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass. There are whole collections of his wonderful, backwords letters.
I immediately tried it and found to my surprise that I was able. Now, as a teacher, I will simultaneously write my name forward and in mirror on a blackboard in front of my students –a fun trick. When I challenge my students, most of them have no difficulty either – it’s wonderful to find a skill that one doesn’t know one possesses – until one tries…
