Visible considering and studying expertise supply extraordinary benefits in lots of fields, however could be difficult in Early years and Major faculty. Visible thinkers assume in footage, so they should be taught in footage. Not solely the images you present them, however extra importantly, the pictures they make up of their thoughts. So, pre-schools and first colleges want to assist youngsters develop their visible considering expertise, resulting in creativity, curiosity, creativeness, problem-solving, and innovation, all of that are important in at this time’s world.
A major proportion of younger youngsters, probably 65% or extra, are visible learners. Their visible expertise are being uncared for in our auditory primarily based faculty methods. When materials is delivered in an auditory manner, they’ve to know it, convert it to psychological photographs after which retailer it. Serving to them to be taught visually is a way more efficient course of and really straightforward to show. Listed here are a number of examples:
- attempt image dominos, with livestock for instance
- take a look at an image ebook along with your little one and ask them to make up the story of what’s taking place – keep in mind no proper solutions, that is their creativeness.
- draw consideration to particular issues in footage.
- create footage of objects or animals with the phrase written throughout it, in order that they begin to soak up noun phrases, with none testing.
And why is that this so necessary for younger youngsters? Nice visualisers are born with distinctive visible expertise that should be nurtured and inspired. As a result of confusion with auditory literacy, many sadly begin displaying indicators of Dyslexia. Thomas G. West, who has studied hundreds of visible thinkers says in his blogpost “It’s notable than over time well-trained professionals have struggled to assist dyslexics grasp studying and primary conventional educational work – whereas few have helped dyslexics to acknowledge and develop the high-level visualization, massive image considering and innovation capabilities that appear to be widespread, in varied varieties, amongst many dyslexics – capabilities which will present a substantial benefit in future profession prospects.”
So we’re caught in a historic paradigm, that those that wrestle with literacy will need to have one thing flawed with them, as a substitute of claiming these youngsters belong to a brand new era, and their paradigm is to be taught visually, scaffolding onto the strengths they had been born with, after which develop phonological decoding for phrases they’ve by no means seen. This can be a easy adjustment to make and can serve each little one within the class, not simply those that are struggling. Be a part of one of many webinars under to be taught extra.
After many years of teaching college students, Empowering Studying Practitioners know exactly learn how to allow visible thinkers to develop studying, spelling, handwriting, comprehension, and numeracy expertise, scaffolding onto their visible strengths. These are easy expertise that assist college students be taught and develop their visible superpowers for a lot of subjects all through their lives.
Throughout August Olive Hickmott, founding father of Empowering Studying, is providing you 1-1 Neurodiverse Teaching classes for kids or adults, at 25% low cost. Simply ebook a time right here.
Literacy from the within out: Visualising Phrases – A lacking ability for Literacy. Watch my YouTube video right here for a 5-minute demonstration. https://youtu.be/b8eVJDjRVPg?si=qB9a0RptSV3Njj2_
[i] 25 years of teaching neurodiverse minds at http://www.empoweringlearning.co.uk
So what’s going on inside your thoughts, or your little one’s thoughts? How do you discover their strengths for creativity, curiosity, problem-solving, and a lot extra? Come be a part of our standard free session and uncover extra of your hidden abilities in “Neurodiverse Strengths“. (hyperlinks and dates under). No person must be mounted we simply want the world round us to know extra.
In case you have any questions, your subsequent steps can assist you be taught extra:
- Give me a free name and learn how to make literacy simpler to your little one/scholar: +44-7970-854388
- Be a part of one of many August intensive teaching classes for kids and fogeys: E-book right here.
- Enroll under for the month-to-month publication that gives you all of the dates of occasions.
- Be a part of a free group teaching session in July
- If you wish to be taught extra about the entire story of visible thinkers and learners, please sign-up to our common publication right here:
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Empowering Studying practitioners additionally coach youngsters and adults, with or with out a analysis, to learn how to make literacy, maths, and ADHD simpler by constructing on their visible strengths. We train privately and in colleges. We even have one practitioner who’s operating workshops for grandparents to know their ADHD youngsters.
- For literacy we use an strategy that permits 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 new phrases, however they may first have constructed up an enormous 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 photographs, audio chatter and improve focus.
Listed here are the workshop dates for the subsequent few weeks of 2025. Do enroll and be a part of our group:
Thursday seventeenth July at 8pm UK time: Simple Literacy for bettering Dyslexia: Study the very important ability of visualising phrases for diminished nervousness, Dyslexia and growing fluent spelling and studying. Click on right here to ebook at no cost
Wed thirtieth July at 8pm UK time: Thriving with ADHD: Many tricks to study bettering ADHD to your little one and also you with out treatment. Click on right here to ebook at no cost
Wednesday twenty third July at 8pm Assist your Neurodiverse Youngster: A brand new class to assist dad and mom and instructing employees to help neurodiverse youngsters. Discover among the key subjects that may actually make a distinction shortly. Click on right here to ebook at no cost
Monday 14th July at 8pm UK time Neurodiverse Strengths and Challenges – there are various neurodivergent strengths which might be effectively price exploring to present you completely different views on neurodiversity. Click on right here to ebook at no cost
Monday twenty second July at 8pm UK time Serving to change early indicators of Dyslexia in Early Yr (EYFS). Come and be a part of this thrilling new undertaking: this suggestions that may minimise Dyslexia and even keep away from it. Click on right here to ebook at no cost
Monday twenty eighth July at 8pm UK time Maths. Studying learn how to visualise numbers is a superb asset for arithmetic, come and be taught the methods. Chick right here to ebook at no cost.
Not out there till September 2025
Get better your power, together with bettering respiration and sleep – For many who are missing power, feeling overwhelmed and would love some expertise to enhance their power banks. Click on right here to ebook
Exploring Psychological Footage, for individuals who really feel they aren’t as artistic as they was once. Come and discover your individual psychological photographs with us. Click on right here to ebook at no cost
We run common webinars to cowl these important expertise.
To discover extra of the information and methods we’ve got 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’ve got 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 might be happy to help you in any manner I can.
You’re welcome to contact me olive@empoweringlearning.co.uk
Right here you can see my studying platform for a few of my coaching programmes and free reside webinars www.visualkids.co.uk
You will see that different helpful data 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 way of the lens of psychological Imagery.
Bridges to Success – The best way to rework Studying Difficulties
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