Learning Styles

Learning Styles

Left                                                                                                        Right
                                                                             
verbal                                                                    sensitive to light, color, sounds,
                                                                                                      movement, smells  
linear thought process                                                holistic
one thing at time                                                       multi-linear
sequential                                                                  intuitive

How I took Tests

What helped me the most in test taking was to allow me to answer essay questions instead of inaccurately judging my understanding by my inability to recall dates, names, or multiplication tables. Writing allowed me to

How Did I Cope in School?

How do you manage school when you can't follow the teacher's instructions and lectures? What do you do when you can't remember how to spell a word or math formulas? How do you pass tests when you can't remember names and dates? How does a creative person like me survive in school?

Helping "Those Kids"

When a child is falling behind is school, the first thing I do is assume is that I am dealing with a person who is a bit different from the norm; a person who is having trouble coping with an establishment which does not nurture or even recognize his unique gifts, but instead

"Those Kids"

By now most teachers have their class running pretty smoothly-- except for “those kids”.  What about “those kids”?  Perhaps he refuses to do his assignments, she might sit with a dreamy look on her face, he wiggles incessantly and plays with things in his desk, she talks constantly no matter where you put her, and what about the quiet boy who doesn’t want to go out at recess? As a teacher you want to help each child, but how? Nothing seems to be working.

Explanation of program

Cheryl,

I just read through your blog on writing.  I like it!  Here are some questions that I have churning in my head about the expectations I feel we need to meet:

Simplified Program

This last year I tried an even more simplified writing program which worked out well. Here is what I did: