Joyofsixreboot Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 So my 11 yo has struggled with writing. First he had eyesight problems and by the time we fixed that it has been a slog. WWE was a giant bust. IEW has been better but slow. Today he did an assignment in his CLE LA that showed clustering or idea webs. He took off. What the heck?:confused: He said a picture made sense to him. Alrighty then. Web yourself crazy if it gets a coherent essay out of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAIMOM Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 That is awesome! Congrats to him and to you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuirkyKidAcademy Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeegal Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma_Bear Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 That's great! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathermomster Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 As your son gets older, he may do well with mind mapping for taking notes. Also, there is software that takes story webs and converts them to a traditional outline form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuirkyKapers Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Yay! Now you have to explain to us what exactly that is.;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Today he did an assignment in his CLE LA that showed clustering or idea webs. He took off. What the heck?:confused: He said a picture made sense to him. That's a very big hint that you may have a visual-spatial learner! Mind mapping is a fabulous visual way of note-taking or brainstorming; it's just a slightly more complex version of the clustering or idea webs. You may want to look into showing mind mapping to your son as a way for him to do note-taking from a lecture or from a textbook that makes more sense to him than traditional outline format. See short videos and read more about mind mapping: (video), here, here, and here. Here's a software based on the concept. Happy visual writing/organizing! Warmest regards, Lori D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyofsixreboot Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 That's a very big hint that you may have a visual-spatial learner! Mind mapping is a fabulous visual way of note-taking or brainstorming; it's just a slightly more complex version of the clustering or idea webs. You may want to look into showing mind mapping to your son as a way for him to do note-taking from a lecture or from a textbook that makes more sense to him than traditional outline format. See short videos and read more about mind mapping: (video), here, here, and here. Here's a software based on the concept. Happy visual writing/organizing! Warmest regards, Lori D. As your son gets older, he may do well with mind mapping for taking notes. Also, there is software that takes story webs and converts them to a traditional outline form. Thanks guys. My mind totally does not work this way. More research coming my way. Now to drive him crazy seeing if it will continue to work. At least he acted like " geez mom, why didn't you ever show me this before " which is a good sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDmom Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Gee, maybe I need to try CLE LA... :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deee Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I write professionally (science and sustainability). I use webs and mindmaps almost exclusively. D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bobby Soxer Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 :) What ever works!!! Congrats! That's awesome! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathermomster Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Here's an interactive graphic organizer link... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ondreeuh Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Check this out - Inspiration Software. And they have an app in the iTunes store for $10! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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