Youngsters can typically lose psychological photos (these photos in your head), and might imagine they’ve Aphantasia. This perhaps true, however learn the story under about Eric and see how he managed to get his again, in just some minutes.
“Eric was 12 years previous in a particular wants college, and he had a big image of his favourite Arsenal soccer participant on his folder that he carried in all places with him, so he was very accustomed to the image. I merely turned the folder over and requested if he may inform me what was on the duvet. I checked out his eyes, and he was squinting from behind his glasses far over into the gap. I requested him what he was doing, and he had no concept. I prompt he may wish to convey the image nearer, onto the window. I noticed him rock again in shock as he noticed it on the window and will clarify in excellent element precisely what the participant seemed like and was carrying.” That is an extract from The Elephants within the Classroom. Obtainable right here. Months later, I found he had been locked in a cabinet in main college for misbehaving. This was sufficient to cease him from visualising. He was now over six ft tall, so it couldn’t occur once more, and he was glad together with his superpower that had returned.
I like exploring college students’ psychological photos with them. It’s easy to sit down beside a scholar and picture you may see the identical photos as them. In the event that they don’t like them, ask them to metaphorically change them, maybe taking the color out, making them foolish or sending them to the opposite aspect of the moon.
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Empowering Studying practitioners additionally coach youngsters and adults, with or with no prognosis, to learn how to make literacy, maths, and ADHD simpler by constructing on their visible strengths. We educate privately and in colleges. We even have one practitioner who’s operating workshops for grandparents to grasp their ADHD youngsters.
- For literacy we use an strategy that allows college students to activate the a part of the visible mind that retains letters and phrases for fluency, in order that they don’t have to get caught in decoding for ever. This can be a very easy step for artistic visible thinkers. College students will nonetheless use phonics for brand spanking new phrases, however they are going to first have constructed up an unlimited vocabulary of phrases visually to allow good literacy. We additionally use their visible reminiscence for comprehension and bettering handwriting.
- For ADHD we use 5 easy steps to manage psychological photos, audio chatter and enhance focus.
Listed here are the workshop dates for the subsequent few weeks of 2025. Do join and be a part of our neighborhood:
Tues June third or Thursday seventeenth July at 8pm UK time: Straightforward Literacy for bettering Dyslexia: Be taught the very important talent of visualising phrases for diminished nervousness, Dyslexia and growing fluent spelling and studying. Click on right here to ebook without spending a dime
Tues 1st July or Wed thirtieth July at 8pm UK time: Thriving with ADHD: Many tricks to find out about bettering ADHD to your baby and also you with out treatment. Click on right here to ebook without spending a dime
Tuesday tenth June or Wednesday twenty third July at 8pm A brand new class to assist mother and father and instructing workers to help neurodiverse youngsters. Discover a number of the key subjects that may actually make a distinction shortly. Click on right here to ebook without spending a dime
Monday 2nd June or 14th July at 8pm UK time Neurodiverse Strengths and Challenges – there are various neurodivergent strengths which can be nicely value exploring to offer you completely different views on neurodiversity. Click on right here to ebook without spending a dime
ninth June or twenty second July at 8pm UK time Serving to change early indicators of Dyslexia in Early 12 months (EYFS). Come and be a part of this thrilling new challenge: this suggestions that may minimise Dyslexia and even keep away from it. Click on right here to ebook without spending a dime
Monday June thirtieth or twenty eighth July at 8pm UK time Maths. Studying the way to visualise numbers is a superb asset for arithmetic, come and be taught the methods. Chick right here to ebook without spending a dime.
Not out there till September 2025
Recuperate your vitality, together with bettering respiration and sleep – For many who are missing vitality, feeling overwhelmed and would love some expertise to enhance their vitality banks. Click on right here to ebook
Exploring Psychological Photos, for many who really feel they aren’t as artistic as they was once. Come and discover your individual psychological photos with us. Click on right here to ebook without spending a dime
We run common webinars to cowl these important expertise.
To discover extra of the ideas and methods we now have for neurodivergent youngsters and adults, do click on right here. There’s even a free introductory video there. You’ll profit from all of the expertise we now have gained over the past 25 years working with neurodiverse college students.
My title is Olive Hickmott, I’m a well being and studying coach, specializing in working with neurodivergent college students. I’d be happy to help you in any means I can.
You might be welcome to contact me olive@empoweringlearning.co.uk
Right here one can find my studying platform for a few of my coaching programmes and free stay webinars www.visualkids.co.uk
You will discover different helpful info and Practitioner Coaching at http://www.empoweringlearning.co.uk
Right here is my YouTube channel for extra free assets: https://www.youtube.com/c/OliveHickmott
My newest books are:
The Elephants within the Classroom: utilizing each scholar’s pure energy of Psychological Imagery to reinforce studying: Neurodiversity by the lens of psychological Imagery.
Bridges to Success – The best way to rework Studying Difficulties
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