Mirror writing is an unusual script, in which the writing runs in the opposite direction to normal, with individual letters reversed, so that it is most easily read using a mirror. ... Concerning possible underlying processes, the implications of using the left hand when writing are considered first.
How do you read a mirror text?
Hold the backwards text up to a mirror.
- Mirror image writing is different from right to left backwards writing. In mirror image writing, each individual letter appears backwards, but the letters are still in left to right order.
- You can see the effect if you hold up regular text to a mirror.
What causes mirror writing?
Reversing letters or mirror writing isn't necessarily a sign of dyslexia. Some kids with dyslexia have trouble with it, but many don't. ... A child might reverse letters because of a poor memory for how to form letters. Another possible cause is visual processing issues.
