Re: [MOSAIC] College Help

[William Beruh]

I don't know about the word "abstract" but the challenge has to be to
"translate" the "abstract" into concrete ideas and concepts he can
grasp. Writing ("translating") is reading comprehension -- being able to
identify or reproduce information in some kind of identifiable terms for the
self and the exam.
I don't visualize when I read per se, but this translation idea helped me
pass all my philosophy classes with flying colors once I discovered to do
it.
There is also the gross neglect and disdain (contempt) for rote memorization
in modern education that is annihilating a generation of students from
learning/studying certain subject matters in college.
I hope this helps your son, it helped me and I had/have struggled with
dyslexia and some kind of ld for all of my life.
The other suggestions are, of course, very good as well.
Good luck!



On 3/7/10, medwa...@daltonstate.edu <medwa...@daltonstate.edu> wrote:
>
> Karen,
> Has your son spoke with the Office of Disabilities at the college?  They
> are most helpful and can recommend avenues to pursue.  If he has been
> legally disagnosed as having a learning disability, he can receive services
> of OofD and because of their efforts, his work can be modified and
> instructors must adhere to the guidelines/requirements set forth.
> Seek their help first; otherwise, the frustration you and your son feel
> will only exacerbate.k
> Mary
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Carol Lau
> Date: Sunday, March 7, 2010 3:11 am
> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] College Help
> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group"
>
> > Linda Mood Bell teaches visualization to learning disabled students.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From:
> > To:
> > Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 3:04 PM
> > Subject: [MOSAIC] College Help
> >
> >
> > > Hello list,
> > >
> > > My son is 21 years old. He is a Junior in college and
> > struggles despite
> > > working extremely hard. After years of trying to determine
> > why learning
> > > is
> > > so difficult for him, a neuropsychologist discovered that he
> > does not
> > > visualize AT ALL when he reads or when he listens.
> > >
> > > I have read The Mosaic of Thought and have followed the
> > mailing list for a
> > > couple months now trying to figure out how to help him.
> > >
> > > We tried IdeaChain by Mindprime over the Summer and had some
> > success but
> > > the work he is doing in college is much too abstract for me to
> > try the
> > > methods used in that program.
> > >
> > > Does anyone have any ideas on how I can help him with subjects like
> > > Biology/Physiology, Statistics, or any other college level material?
> > >
> > > Thank you!
> > >
> > > Karen
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Mosaic mailing list
> > > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org
> > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to
> > >
> > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org
> .>
> > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
> > >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Mosaic mailing list
> > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org
> > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to
> > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.
> >
> > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
> >
> >
>
> Mary W. Edwards, PhD
> Professor
> School of Education
> 615 College Avenue
> Dalton, GA 30720
> Phone:  706.272.2590
> Fax:  706.272.2495
> _______________________________________________
> Mosaic mailing list
> Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org
> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to
> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.
>
> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
>
>
_______________________________________________
Mosaic mailing list
Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org
To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to
http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.

Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.