Are you a visual/spatial or auditory sequential learner? Do you think in pictures rather than words? Find it difficult to totally follow spoken information: facts, directions, instructions explanations? Remember what you see better than what you hear? Know things without being able to explain why? Need to see the big picture first and can then …
Recognise this? The visual Spatial Learner things primarily in images and pictures so sees the overall pattern, even if they miss small, unimportant details. They will tend to remember what they see, less so what they hear so visual aids are important in learning. While they can raise interest for complex problems and puzzles better …
Actor Henry Winkler was told he was stupid. A teacher labeled Dan Malloy, the future governor of Connecticut, “mentally retarded.” Delos Cosgrove recalls “hanging on by my fingernails” in high school and college before becoming a thoracic surgeon and the Cleveland Clinic’s chief executive officer. Each has dyslexia, a condition that makes reading difficult but …
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The recent creation of a new “bottom heavy” font by Alberto Gonzalez and Dr. Harold Levinson’s prior use of enlarged, dark, thick, colored and glare-free typeset have made it easier for dyslexics to process letter and word signals. Just as important, the enhanced signal efficacy of specially designed fonts and typesets have helped further validate …
When James Martin was eight, he predicted he’d be a head chef by 30, have his own restaurant by 35 and a Ferrari by 40. Instead, he’d achieved them all by the age of 24. Now that he’s 40, with TV shows including BBC1’s Saturday Kitchen, best-selling books, restaurants, a delicatessen, cookware range and a …
‘Dyslexia drove me to success’ James Martin explains how he built a £5m fortune. Read More »
by Sarah Sipek Mar 6, 2013 For 10-year-old Christopher Anderson, school was a cloud of distractions that he couldn’t seem to break through. He had trouble reading and paying attention to his teacher was nearly impossible with all the competing noises. All that changed when the child was given a personal radio receiver that allowed him to tune out …