How the Right Brain Thinks

How the Right Brain Thinks

This manual explains dyslexia and the Turner-Hope approach to dyslexia. It describes important aspects about how the right brain processes information differently from the left brain. It also describes how the parent and teacher can accommodate the student. This book is available in hard-copy (153 pages) and electronic (E-Book/PDF) format. Our other books, courses, and e-lessons are available for purchase through our Webstore.


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Table of Contents

Preface

PART ONE: HOW THE RIGHT BRAIN THINKS

ONE: What is Dyslexia or Being Right-brained?

  1. Dyslexia is Learning Difference, Not a Disability?
  2. To Understand Dyslexia is to Know How the Right Brain Thinks and Learns
  3. Processing Information
  4. Stress Destroys Memory

TWO: The Turner-Hope Approach to Dyslexia

  1. The Right Brain Learns in Whole, Concrete Images
  2. The Five Steps to Learning
  3. Working with the Abstract
  4. Why Sequencing is so Difficult
  5. The Right Brain Thinks Inductively
  6. Reasons for Hyperactivity and Exhaustion in Right-brained Students

THREE: Comparative Learning Differences between the Left and Right Brain

  1. General Learning Differences Between the Right and Left Brain
  2. Basic Differences in Learning Styles of the Right Brain
  3. An Inability to Follow Directions or Instructions Easily
  4. A Need to be Taught Organizational Skills
  5. The Right Brain Does Not Like Shortcuts
  6. The Right Brain is Reality-based
    • The Right Brain‚s Learning Code
  7. The Role of the Learning Senses in Processing the Abstract
  8. The Bell Curve and the Spread of Learning Differences

FOUR: The Three Learning Senses

  1. The Learning Sense
  2. The Auditory Sense
  3. The Visual Sense
  4. The Kinesthetic Sense
  5. Strengths and Weaknesses of the Learning Senses

FIVE: Multi-Sensory Learning: Using the Learning Senses in Combination

  1. Combining Auditory with Visual Learning
  2. The Dramatic Change in Learning in Grade Three
  3. Using the Computer to Solve Writing Problems
  4. Teaching Conflicts That May Arise
  5. Using the Learning Senses to Process Arithmetic

PART TWO: RECOGNIZING THE LEARNING PROBLEMS

SIX: The Right-brained Learning Problems

  1. Major Learning Problems for the Right-brained Student
  2. Learning Styles of the Right Brain
  3. Remedial Solutions

SEVEN: Aptitudes, Learning Styles and Behavior Patterns

  1. Aptitudes
  2. Learning Styles
  3. Behavioral Patterns

EIGHT: Differentiating the Dyslexic Student from the ADD?ADHD Students

  1. ADD/ADHD Defined
  2. Causes of ADD/ADHD Behaviors
  3. Robert: A Case Study of Overloading the Brain
  4. Results of Overloading the Brain
  5. Assessing Learning Behaviors and Problems
  6. Over-Stimulating the Minds of the Right-brained Students
  7. Reasons for Hyperactivity and Exhaustion
  8. Solutions: Medical, Natural and Academic

PART THREE: PREPARING THE TEACHER OR TUTOR

NINE: Preparing the Teacher or Tutor

  1. Preparing to Teach the Right-brained Learner
  2. Entry Level into the Dyslexia Program: Kindergarten/Grade Three
  3. Understanding the Right=brained Learner‚s Problems
  4. Recognizing Learning Styles and Emotional Needs
  5. Teaching Right-brained Students in Ways They Can Learn
  6. Matching Method with Need
  7. Knowing the Appropriate Skills and How to Teach Them
  8. Summary of the Basics of Teaching the Right-brained Learner

TEN: Accommodating the Right-brained Learner‚s Needs

  1. Training Teachers in the Dyslexic Skills
  2. Accommodating Variations in Behaviors and Learning Styles
  3. Accommodating the Right-Brained Learner in the School Day
  4. Accommodating the Various Skills at the Appropriate Age

ELEVEN: In Summary

  1. The Learning Differences
  2. The Learning Problems
  3. The Causes and Solutions
  4. The Learning Aptitudes and Behaviors
  5. The Learning Styles
  6. The Right Brain‚s Learning Code






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