Karen, After you and he read the material, have you thought of using 4x6 cards and asking him to "draw" what he comprehends? That might help him visualize what he reads. Then, askiing him to describe the drawing in sentences and using them to study from? Just another idea!
Good Luck. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: g...@aol.com Date: Sunday, March 7, 2010 6:16 pm Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] College Help To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Mary, > > We are working with the Office of Disabilities at his College. > He does > have a legal diagnosis and the college has acknowledged it. > His professors > have allowed him more time to take tests. This has helped > somewhat but > it's not solving the problem. > > He doesn't have a learning disability so much as a learning > weakness. The > way it was explained to me he was never taught how to visualize > and he > never picked it up on his own as many good readers do. He just > sees words when > he reads. He has to read material over and over again to get > any meaning > out of it. He was never diagnosed in grade school or high > school (he was > tested three times) because although his comprehension was well > below > grade level, his decoding was always way above. The school > district was happy > to label him an "average" reader. I've tried to find a reading > specialist > in our area that works with adults but it has been very > difficult to find > someone. We have a Linda Mood Bell center in our area but > it's a 45 > minute drive each way and he just doesn't have the time at this > point. > I'd really like to find a way to apply the Mosaic of Thought > techniques to > his college textbooks somehow. > > Thank you for your suggestion. > > Karen > > > > > > > > In a message dated 3/7/2010 3:39:14 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > medwa...@daltonstate.edu writes: > > Karen, > Has your son spoke with the Office of Disabilities at the > college? They > are most helpful and can recommend avenues to pursue. If he > has been > legally disagnosed as having a learning disability, he can > receive services of > OofD and because of their efforts, his work can be modified and > instructors > must adhere to the guidelines/requirements set forth. > Seek their help first; otherwise, the frustration you and your > son feel > will only exacerbate.k > Mary > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Carol Lau > Date: Sunday, March 7, 2010 3:11 am > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] College Help > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > > > Linda Mood Bell teaches visualization to learning disabled > students.> ----- Original Message ----- > > From: > > To: > > Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 3:04 PM > > Subject: [MOSAIC] College Help > > > > > > > Hello list, > > > > > > My son is 21 years old. He is a Junior in college and > > struggles despite > > > working extremely hard. After years of trying to determine > > why learning > > > is > > > so difficult for him, a neuropsychologist discovered that he > > > does not > > > visualize AT ALL when he reads or when he listens. > > > > > > I have read The Mosaic of Thought and have followed the > > mailing list for a > > > couple months now trying to figure out how to help him. > > > > > > We tried IdeaChain by Mindprime over the Summer and had > some > > success but > > > the work he is doing in college is much too abstract for me > to > > try the > > > methods used in that program. > > > > > > Does anyone have any ideas on how I can help him with > subjects like > > > Biology/Physiology, Statistics, or any other college level > material?> > > > > Thank you! > > > > > > Karen > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Mosaic mailing list > > > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > > > > > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.>> > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mosaic mailing list > > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.> > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > > > Mary W. Edwards, PhD > Professor > School of Education > 615 College Avenue > Dalton, GA 30720 > Phone: 706.272.2590 > Fax: 706.272.2495 > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > Mary W. 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