How the Right Brain Learns

How the Right Brain Learns

This manual describes the methods for teaching the dyslexic: the skills of printing, spelling reading, composition, arithmetic and mathematics. It also provides guidance for working with ADD/ADHD students and describes how to handle abstracts like sentence structure and math as well as how to work with ADD/ADHD students. It is available for purchase in hard-copy and electronic (E-Book/PDF) format. Our other books, courses, and e-lessons are available for purchase through our Webstore.

Hard-copy: 145 pages


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How the Right Brain Learns

Table of Contents:

Chapter One: How the Right brain Learns
  1. Working with the Right Brain’s Learning Code
  2. How the Right Brain Processes Information and Learns
  3. Teaching the Right Brain to Work with the Left Brain
  4. Learning to Work with the Abstract
  5. The Five Steps to Learning
  6. A Need to Know Why They are Doing an Assignment
  7. Answering the Question WHY?
  8. Processing Information Only if it Makes Sense
  9. Combining Learning Power of the Three Senses
  10. Giving Oral or Written Instructions to Right-brained Students
Chapter Two: Hand Printing and Cursive Writing
  1. Tracing Hand Printing in Grades One through Three
  2. Teaching Hand Printing Grades Four and Up
  3. General Solutions for Improving Hand Printing
  4. Printing Assignments and Doing Tests on computers
  5. Problems Associated with Cursive Writing
  6. Spatial Control Problems with Hand Printing or Drawing
Chapter Three: Teaching Spelling and Words
  1. Spelling is Abstract
  2. Spelling and Reading Begin with Teaching Hand-eye Coordination
  3. Spelling Problems, Their Causes and Solutions
  4. General solutions for Teaching the Right-brained Student to Spell
  5. Specific Spelling Problems, Their Causes and Solutions
Chapter Four: Teaching Reading Skills
  1. Introduction to Reading
  2. General Reading Problems of the Right-brained Student
  3. Testing for Learning Strengths and Weaknesses
  4. Recognizing the Sensory Learning Problems
  5. Reading Begins with Understanding What Words Represent
  6. Advantage of Spelling Words by Drawing Their Images
  7. Introducing the Letters of the Alphabet
  8. Teaching the Right-brained Student to Read Words
  9. Correcting Wrong Learning Patterns
  10. Learning Plan for Teaching Reading Skills
  11. Preparing a Reading Program
  12. Solving Three Major Reading Problems
  13. Oral Reading Skills

Chapter Five: Sentence Structure and Composition

  1. Teaching Sentence Structure and Composition
  2. Basic Grammar and Sentence Construction
  3. Composition problems, causes and solutions
  4. Analyzing Questions and Composing Answers
  5. Analytical Procedures for Composing Paragraphs and Essays
  6. Accommodating Teaching Methods to Meet the Needs of Students
  7. Marking and Correcting Student Compositions

Chapter Six: Arithmetic and Mathematical Skills

  1. Problems with Mathematical Concepts
  2. Mathematical Problems and Teaching Solutions
  3. Teaching Solutions
Chapter Seven: Understanding and Working with ADD/ADHD
  1. ADD/ADHD Defined and its Causes
  2. What Causes ADD/ADHD Behaviors
  3. Results of Over-loading the Right Brain
  4. Check List: Assessing Learning Problems
  5. Over-stimulating the Right Brain
  6. Reasons for Hyperactivity and Exhaustion
  7. Some Solutions: Medical, Natural and Academic






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