Monthly Archives: January 2023

Visual Thinking 101_23 How we could eliminate Dyslexia and keep the visual skills

Posted on January 31, 2023 by olivehickmott

I am delighted to be speaking at the ANLP International Conference in May 2023. You will learn how developing natural visual skills can eliminate Dyslexia for many of our create imaginative young people. After helping Dyslexics improve their literacy and … Continue reading →

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Visual Thinking 101_22 Have you heard about mental imagery and ADHD

Posted on January 30, 2023 by olivehickmott

People with ADHD often have very fast moving mental images, their brain runs like a Ferrari, without any breaks. This is great for mental gymnastics, making high speed connections between various facts and all manner of clever stuff. The only … Continue reading →

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Visual Thinking 101_21 OFSTED’s reading report

Posted on January 22, 2023 by olivehickmott

Last November OFSTED published their research “Now the whole school is reading: supporting struggling readers in secondary school”. The introduction states, “Each year, around one-quarter of 11-year-olds do not reach the expected standards in reading at the end of their … Continue reading →

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Visual Thinking 101_20 More mysteries

Posted on January 21, 2023 by olivehickmott

You will find 27 contradictions and mysteries in my book “The Elephants in the Classroom”. Here are a few more of my favorites; Phonics may have improved reading for many, but visual thinkers and dyslexics can’t cope with the minutiae … Continue reading →

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Visual Thinking 101_19 Does this made sense?

Posted on January 20, 2023 by olivehickmott

Here is the paradox: There are many mysteries and other seeming contradictions in the world of learning differences, which don’t make any logical sense and all too often, are seldom noticed.  Neurodiversity has benefitted much from recent neuroscience, which doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Visual Thinking 101_18 Losing my visual pictures

Posted on January 19, 2023 by olivehickmott

My real passion is to alleviate and prevent much of the confusion that threatens to overwhelm students. Teachers and parents of children under 7 years old need to incorporate visualisation into any and all forms of teaching and learning, especially … Continue reading →

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Visual Thinking 101_17 Why do letters move?

Posted on January 18, 2023 by olivehickmott

How do letters move on the page? How do letters move in your mind’s eye? Maybe only visual thinkers have got the skill to do this. But why do they do it? When I first started working with dyslexic students … Continue reading →

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Visual Thinking 101_16 How not to teach word recognition

Posted on January 17, 2023 by olivehickmott

Word recognition is essential for fluent reading.  But with an emphasis on phonics ONLY, word recognition is left either left to chance or not being taught in school, as few educationalists have ever discovered how a child develops word recognition. Empowering … Continue reading →

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Visual Thinking 101_15 To Appreciate all Kinds of Minds

Posted on January 16, 2023 by olivehickmott

Like many others, by mission is to appreciate different kinds of minds and ensure they are not screened out by one-size-fits-all. Thomas G West writes in In the Mind’s Eye, “for a certain group of people the handicap itself may … Continue reading →

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Visual Thinking 101_14 How to recognise visual thinking

Posted on January 15, 2023 by olivehickmott

How can we recognise visual thinking? It is a lot easier than you think! Just watch a person’s eyes. When they are looking up they are accessing their visual pictures, sideways is auditory and looking down is emotions and internal … Continue reading →

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