Category Archives: Right-Brained

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What’s In a Name: The Whole Story About Right-Brained Learning

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There’s still controversy surrounding the idea of a right-brained/left-brained learning style continuum. Most professionals who want to steer away from it argue that the brain is a complex organ that interrelates seamlessly and certain attributes can’t be simply compartmentalized into … Continue reading

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The ADHD Push-Back

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In my seventh child, I finally get to experience the attributes of what I prefer to call the dynamo personality (see the book, Dreamers, Discoverers & Dynamos, by Lucy Jo Palladino). In the common world, it’s typically referred to as ADHD, … Continue reading

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The Gift of Three-Dimensionality We Call Dyslexia

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I did a bunch of reading and a bunch of research before and during the writing of my book, The Right Side of Normal, but there’s so much to read, and so little time. I finally got around to reading The Gift … Continue reading

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Waiting Doesn’t Mean “Do Nothing”

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A big focus on what I talk about is the natural learning path for right-brained children. In my book, The Right Side of Normal, Section Three has chapters on all the major school subjects that share how a right-brained child typically … Continue reading

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The Left-Brained Measuring Stick

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What are the common subjects we recognize learning in school? What do we think about for early grades (k-2)? Facts. Reading, writing, and arithmetic, right? Next will be the facts of subjects like history, geography, or science in the next … Continue reading