Hi Karen,
You wrote to Mary that: "I'd really like to find a way to apply the Mosaic
of Thought techniques to his college textbooks somehow." That's one of the
things that scrolls and textmapping are particularly good for. They make
the content much more concrete (to William's point) and provide a much wider
range of sensory access. I've had quite a bit of interest from remedial and
developmental reading programs at community colleges. It might be a good
fit for him. The method is simple, low-tech, inexpensive, and surprisingly
powerful.
More info here:
http://www.textmapping.org/whWorkshopNotes.html#introductionHead
I hope you'll give it a try.
- Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 4:06 PM
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] College Help
Mary,
We are working with the Office of Disabilities at his College. He does
have a legal diagnosis and the college has acknowledged it. His
professors
have allowed him more time to take tests. This has helped somewhat but
it's not solving the problem.
He doesn't have a learning disability so much as a learning weakness.
The
way it was explained to me he was never taught how to visualize and he
never picked it up on his own as many good readers do. He just sees
words when
he reads. He has to read material over and over again to get any meaning
out of it. He was never diagnosed in grade school or high school (he
was
tested three times) because although his comprehension was well below
grade level, his decoding was always way above. The school district was
happy
to label him an "average" reader. I've tried to find a reading
specialist
in our area that works with adults but it has been very difficult to
find
someone. We have a Linda Mood Bell center in our area but it's a 45
minute drive each way and he just doesn't have the time at this point.
I'd really like to find a way to apply the Mosaic of Thought techniques to
his college textbooks somehow.
Thank you for your suggestion.
Karen
In a message dated 3/7/2010 3:39:14 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
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
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