Category Archives: Universal Gifts

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The Effects of a Narrow Definition of “Normal”

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You know you have an uphill battle when a group of people interested in innovating education still accept the disability labeling status quo in our schools. I must assume they think, “Oh, there needs to be upgrades, more technology, more … 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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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

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Am I Right-Brained Dominant?

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I’ve found that people either oversimplify their attempts to figure out this question, or get bogged down into the nitty-gritty details of testing scores. In the first camp, one can find a lot of “tests” on-line that determine brain dominance. … Continue reading