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Mind shut down
I read the following in the first article here under ''Footnotes Visual Thinking Techniques'' written by Oliver P.B.West dd. 27.8.08.
''But the pressure of having to sequence information linearly can make a dyslexic or visual thinker freeze, and can sometimes stop them from reading, saying or writing anything at all.''
I have seen many of my dyslexic students ''Shutting down'' when something is not logical to them.
1.Could someone please give me their experience in their students 'shutting off their minds' when being taught.
2.Is there any psychologist here who can elaborate on the statement made by Oliver above?
08/05/2010 23:57:38
Luqman Michel
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