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Subject: Re: strategies for supporting within the classroom

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Keith

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Date Posted: 12:13:35 11/16/10 Tue
In reply to: jan 's message, "strategies for supporting within the classroom" on 06:31:54 11/16/10 Tue

Now the first example I cant see how that would help. With the difficulties I have had in my life and people I have talked to, it comes across more as busy work. A+ though for trying and thinking outside the box.

The second example I have seen work for some people, though no one dyslexic yet. I have noticed people who really enjoy listening to music tend to do extremely well in school. I have even known a few who will try to set what they are trying to memories to music.

One of the main learning tricks I come across and it seems to work extremely well, it trying to match some visualization to the words or name. For example with some medical terms, what part of the arm is the radial nerve. Just imagine holding your thumb up to your ear like you are talking to a radio. The thumb side will be the side of your arm that the radial nerve is.

Remember the difference between supenation and pronation. Supenation is when your hand is pointing palm up, so imagine you are holding a bowl of soup in your hand to remember the correct position. So, pronation would be the opposite.

Inversion and eversion. The name saids it all, in-version clearly saids you are turning that body part inward. So, eversion would be the opposite.

The dorsal side of the body. Imagine a dorsal fin of a fish on the back of person. This will show dorsal means back.

Now granted for me these are extremely visual images are extremely difficult for me to come up on my own, but with a friends help my friends have been able to do this task extremely well. Once we come up with a image to associate with the word, it is almost imposable to forget it.

I believe by sitting down and doing these with your child they will through practice be able to develop the skill well also. Just like any other new skill, the more you practice it, the better you will get.

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