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Teacher Talk: Math Corners

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Victoria at Unschooling Math left a comment on my blog post about Honoring Both Math Minds about how her son learns right now: His pattern block designs are counted out and planned in his head before execution. They are usually … Continue reading

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Evidence of the Universal Gift of Pictorial Thinking

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One of the two universal gifts of right-brained people are that they think in pictures…three-dimensional pictures. Chapter Five in my book, The Right Side of Normal, explains this more.  Because three-dimensional pictorial thinking is a universal gift (a trait that all right-brained people … Continue reading

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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 Value of Reading Aloud to Right-Brained Children

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Most people traditionally view read-aloud time as either, 1) a way to promote reading skills, or 2) as something that has to be done for someone until they are independent readers. Though these views are both true, I came to … Continue reading

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Set the Date for Time

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One of the signs and symptoms often listed for having dyslexia/dyscalculia/ dysgraphia is when a child has a hard time learning a clock, or remembering his calendaring skills. Money knowledge is another skill that comes slowly. The good news is … Continue reading