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Visual Thinking Techniques for Dyslexics
This is the place to discuss Oliver West's talk. We'd encourage any thoughts on how useful visual thinking techniques can be.
12/09/2008 14:19:17
Josh (Member)
Great idea. A pity there weren't any visual examples on the clip to give people a visual idea rather having to rely on Oliver's words. Want to show it to my daughter but she may be put off by the words!
08/12/2008 12:07:25
Helen Scott-Danter
Related Talks
de Bono's Thinking Hats: What are Edward de Bono's six thinking hats? Kim Wells describes what de Bono's thinking hats are and how they can be used as a learning and thinking strategy.
Developing Thinking Strategies: De Bono's Six Hats: Kim Wells speaks on de Bono thinking strategies. These help children to structure their thoughts; plan and write essays; see all sides of the argument, develop parallel thinking and think creatively. The Six Hats are simple and yet very powerful to use. They apply to all ages and across the ability range.
Visual Thinking and Dyslexia: Oliver describes how the use of a folded blank sheet of paper (the Footnotes grid) can do wonders for helping dyslexic children learn.
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