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Tag Archives: mental imagery
Kids excel & schools save SEN money
Almost all of our schools are finding they have less funding available that in turn effects the increasing demands on Special Needs Budgets. So what can we do for less whilst kids excel? Imagine what it would be like if … Continue reading
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Tagged #elephantsintheclassroom, ADHD, ASD, concentration, Dyscalculia, dyslexia, empoweringlearning, literacy, mental imagery, neurodivergent, numeracy, school, SEN, specialneeds
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Innumerate Britain: the missing key
Innumerate Britain: Recent #Prospect article about how bad numeracy is in the UK, written by Josh Lowe. Unfortunately the missing key to numeracy was not mentioned – the ability to use mental imagery to do mental arithmetic. There is no … Continue reading
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Tagged cantonese, David Cameron, innumerate britain, josh lowe, maths, mental imagery, Nick Gibb
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What will the Election do to Education?
My professional passion is to ensure that “No student has a reading and writing age level below their chronological age.” We know this can be done, but it needs to start early and ensure that every child has the ability … Continue reading
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Tagged #libdems, dyslexia, literacy, mental imagery, phonics, Pupil Premium, research
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#worldautismawareness Learn how mental imagery relates to Autism
Our own mental imagery are very significant for lots of learning difficulties, including behavioural, emotional and social challenges, such as ADHD, Asperger’s, Autism and Dyslexia Join our bitesize teleseminar, offered as part of World Autism Awareness Week, and find out … Continue reading
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Find out how to dramatically improve literacy quickly, London, Mon 9th March, 7pm
OliveHickmott is speaking at the Dyslexia Association of London, 7pm, Mon 9th March. Come along and find out for yourself how to help people with Dyslexia gain new skills. You and your children can easily picture words to improve literacy … Continue reading
Welwyn and Hatfield Group: Mental imagery and special needs 11th Feb 7:30pm
Find our how you can picture words to improve literacy and Dyslexia, stop images moving to reduce ADHD and increase concentration, reduce the information experienced in Sensory Overload, help Autism/Aspergers. Olive Hickmott, Empowering Learning, who has a wealth of experience … Continue reading
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Tagged Aspergers, Autism, dyslexia, hatfield, mental imagery, Sensory overload, welwyn
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Dyslexia Awareness Week 3rd-8th Nov 2014
For Dyslexia Awareness Week, we are helping families and schools discover how bright children, who have great mental images, use them to improve literacy and numeracy in minutes, all for free. This has a really positive effect on those diagnosed with Dyslexia. … Continue reading
Have I just been called ignorant?
Yesterday I posted a blog about the importance of teaching young children how to use mental imagery for literacy, numeracy, etc; it is the missing link. I had several very negative responses including “we need people to be less ignorant to … Continue reading
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Tagged dyslexia, literacy, mental imagery, numeracy, suicidal
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Brilliant Day at the Dyslexia Research Trust
On Saturday we had a great day at the Dyslexia Research Trust Fun Day. 3 Fun runs for all the family, lots of entertainments and even the weather stayed fine with a few periods of brilliant sunshine. It was well … Continue reading
Does maths make you shiver?
Mental imagery will improve our Maths results When you are faced with maths does a cold shiver run down your spine? This is the experience of many and no wonder that numeracy is always in the top 10, quite often … Continue reading
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Tagged duplo, Dyscalculia, lego, maths, mental imagery, Mental Maths, numeracy, TES
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