thundersweet Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Can anyone recommend some books about right brain learners? Any resources? Thanks, Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlotteb Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 I just finished reading "Right Brained Children in a Left Brained World". by Jeffrey Freed and Laurie Parsons. It was great! I highly recommend it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Just FYI: Right brain person is also considered to be a visual-spatial learner (VSL). Didn't know if you needed a general resource, or a book on a more specific topic/issue, so I included my whole list of resources. Hope something here is of help. : ) Warmest regards, Lori D. BOOKS - "Upside Down Brilliance: The Visual Spatial Child" by Linda Silverman (Detailed overview of visual-spatial learners (VSL) and auditory-sequential learners (ASL) and how the 2 brain types intake/processinformation. A lot of information, somewhat like a doctoral thesis, with checklists and resource ideas sprinkled throughout.) - Unicorns Are Real: A Right Brained Approach to Learning by Barbara Meister Vitale (Parent-administered diagnostic tests and specific learning strategies for elementary grade ages.) - Right Brained Children in a Left Brained World" by Jeffrey Freed (Specific learning strategies for the junior and senior high ages.) - "100 Top Picks For Homeschool Curriculum: Choosing The Right Curriculum And Approach For Your Child's Learning Style" by Cathy Duffy (Specific curriculum recommendations for specific learning types.) - "How They Learn" and "Every Child Can Succeed" by Cynthia Tobias (First book is an overview to learning types. Second book gives learning environment strategies, esp. for jr./sr. high ages.) - "How to Get Your Child Off The Refrigerator and onto Learning" by Carol Barnier (Specific learning strategies for very VSL or right-brain child, or active, kinetic, or challenged learning styles.) - Gift of Dyslexia; and Gift of Learning by Ronald Davis (Both books are geared for dealing with specific, more extreme VSL (right brain) issues such as dyslexia, disgraphia, discalculia, ADD, etc. But some of the ideas can be helpful for any child.) - Change Your Brain, Change Your Life by Daniel Amen (Specific diet, food allergies, prescribed drugs, and mental exercises/strategies for managing/minimizing some of the issues that can arise with an extreme VSL/right brain child: AD(H)D; anxiety; depression; OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder); and angry.) WEBSITES: - Article and Checklist to Identify Learning Type by Leslie Sword http://www.nswagtc.org.au/ozgifted/conferences/SwordVisualSpatial.html - Gifted Development Center: Visual Spatial Learners http://www.gifteddevelopment.com/Visual_Spatial_Learner/vsl.htm - Dyslexia: The Gift -- Strategies for the Visual Spatial Learner http://www.dyslexia.com/library/silver1.htm - Hoagie's Gifted Education Page http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/visual-spatial.htm - Study Skills (techniques to help all learning styles) http://www.adline.co.uk/samples/study/start.html LEARNING STYLES & BRAIN DOMINANCE 1. Learning Style (kinesthetic, auditory, visual) How you take in information most naturally/easiest. 2. Brain Dominance (left/right) How you naturally process information. KINESTHETIC (Do-ers/Touchers) Kinesthetic Traits: - favors sports and building - high energy - loves to touch - uses body when antsy - in constant motion - dislikes sitting long - uses fingers to count - usually has rumpled clothes - has difficulty following oral directions Kinesthetic Helps: - math manipulatives - manipulatives - allow touching - take many breaks - use hands-on activities - divide chores up - allow building/construction AUDITORY (Talkers/Listeners) Auditory Traits: - remembers commercials - uses rhyming to remember - talks aloud doing math - a better listener than reader - reads aloud - has difficulty reading maps - very verbal - likes to talk to people Auditory Helps: - make audiotapes (esp. for spelling) - set learning to music - talk them through writing a paper - read aloud - study groups - have a quiet place for study/learning - watch videos (for audio narration) VISUAL (Watchers) Visual Traits: - assemble by pictures - close eyes to memorize - observant - good with puzzles - vivid imagination - looks neat - better reader than listener - rarely volunteers answers - takes many notes - watches/learns from TV Visual Helps: - illustrate everything - make a mind-map (visual plan) for writing - use post-it notes to organize - highlight different topics in different colors - write down chores - use transparency sheets to reduce glare "Hook" your child's interest with their learning style strength, then present the material in all the learning styles to strengthen their weak areas and really embed the information in their brain in multiple ways. BRAIN DOMINANCE LEFT BRAIN Left Brain Uses or is Strong with: - analytical - dates - numbers - taxon memory - lists - names - math facts - short term memory stored here Left Brain Takes In Information By: - Words - the Familiar - Sequential - Listens - is a Joiner - Step-by-Step - Routine - Organized - Linear Thinking - Writing/Talking - Detailed - Focused RIGHT BRAIN Right Brain Uses or is Strong with: - spatial - color - music - creativity - design - feelings - storytelling - hands-on - long-term memory stored here Right Brain Takes In Information By: - pictures - the new - is random - particpates - is independant - demonstrations - is impulsive - creative - 3-D thinking - drawing - oblivious to detail - highly distractable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thundersweet Posted May 28, 2008 Author Share Posted May 28, 2008 Wow! Thanks so much!! My dd is 6. It was suggested to me that my dd might be right brained so I want to read up on it. I'm not sure though. She learned to read very easily and does well with poetry memorization and things like that. BUT she cannot remember math facts to save her life. I introduced her math facts to her using pictures and stories with Addition the Fun Way. It's like unlocking the door. She got then nearly instantly which I understand is right brained. Thanks, Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 I'll just add one more website: http://www.visualspatial.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thundersweet Posted May 28, 2008 Author Share Posted May 28, 2008 I wish I could get a copy of Upside Down Brilliance from that website. It says it's no longer available though. Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 I wish I could get a copy of Upside Down Brilliance from that website. It says it's no longer available though. Sandy You could try your library or look for a used copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeJM Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Go to diannecraft.com for lots of info about teaching the right brain child. I heard Dianne speak at our state convention, and she blew me away. She's got materials to buy and lecture handouts to download on her site. I bet you will get lots of very helpful information from her. Blessings, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Wow! Thanks so much!! My dd is 6. It was suggested to me that my dd might be right brained so I want to read up on it. I'm not sure though. She learned to read very easily and does well with poetry memorization and things like that. BUT she cannot remember math facts to save her life. I introduced her math facts to her using pictures and stories with Addition the Fun Way. It's like unlocking the door. She got then nearly instantly which I understand is right brained. Hi Sandy, While that certainly can be a sign of "right brain" thinking/learning, it can also just be because she is a girl. Girls generally tend to develop the reading and language skills earlier and more easily than boys, while boys tend to develop the math and logic skills earlier and more easily than girls. I think it is helpful to think of "right brain" and "left brain" as points on a continuum; for some skills/subjects you will be more at one end of the continuum than the other, while for other skills/subjects, you may find yourself at the opposite end of the continuum. Also, younger children may be more at one extreme or the other, but as they grow and mature, they often shift more towards the middle, or more towards balance between left and right. Just my opinion, but the whole point of discerning right or left brain is to do exactly what you mentioned in your post : ) -- find the materials that will connect and do the job needed, as when you discovered that Addition the Fun Way helped your DD with math facts when other programs didn't. You go girl! : ) Warmest regards, Lori D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Thought I'd bump up this thread from last year as it has such great resources listed. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenneinCA Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Thank you. Last year was such a mess that I missed this thread. My ds8 would thank you too, but he doesn't read these boards. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeanne in MN Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 I second The Right Brained Child in a Left Brained World! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindygz Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Kareni, thank you so much for bumping this. I only recently had the epiphany that my daughter is very right-brained. She also has OCD, and I've been puzzling how to best help her learn the things that don't come naturally. Her reading development has been slow, but we recently started focusing more on Phonics and I think the rules-based approach is really working well for her OCD. This thread is a great help! :grouphug: Mindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Kareni, thank you so much for bumping this. I only recently had the epiphany that my daughter is very right-brained. You're quite welcome, Mindy. Another resource that parents of right-brained learners might wish to investigate is the Yahoo group Homeschooling Creatively. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amtmcm Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 My visual/spatial learner likes these books. Maybe someone else will find these helpful? Basher Science Vocabulary Cartoons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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