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Q6: How do you help a child who reads well, but has problems
with writing?
A: Let's get rid of the word 'dyslexia' for a minute. Instead,
we are going to talk about visual-spatial thinkers, people
who think well aspect of symbolic thinking, such as working
with words and numbers. We can give these problems another
name 'dysgraphia' for the writing problem, 'dyscalculia' for
the math problem. Some people would prefer to label each problem
differently and simply treat the symptoms, through tutoring
or occupational therapy.
The Davis® approach is different: we look at the underlying
learning style, and focus on getting rid of the barriers.
And we find that some of the underlying barriers are the same
for kids who can read well but have problems with writing
as they are for kids who can't read at all.
When we look at the underlying thought process, we can understand
how a child can be 'dyslexic' but also be a good reader. Being
able to recognize written words in a book is a different matter
than being able to produce them on your own, and people who
think in pictures can have a very hard time putting their
thoughts into words.
The basic question is: does your son have a picture-thinker's
learning style? If so, Davis® methods are going to work well
for him. They will give words to connect to all the pictures
in his mind, and Orientation will help tremendously with perceptual/motor
skills related to writing.
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