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Summary: interesting but simplistic
Review: The reviews attached to this book indicate that many people have found it inspiring and helpful. I found some of the suggestions intriguing, but overall the arguments were simplistic and not backed up by scientific evidence. I am a special educator and have worked with many children diagnosed with ADHD that, despite having a "right brained" style, also have nonverbal learning disabilities or simply have difficulty integrating skills into a coherent system. If they cannot focus long enough to process visual information, then providing training in visualization or visual-based techniques is not sufficient -- they need to process the information first! Also, many do respond to phonics based reading approaches, provided that they are taught to use multisensory strategies.I also feel that the book's description of schools and teachers is out of touch. Perhaps I have been fortunate in my personal experience to work with highly caring people who do not fit the authors' description of nitpicky "left brained" teachers who only care about spelling words and neat handwriting. It seems as though the author is providing suggestions for short term instruction, but does not have a clear idea as to how to build a foundation for advanced skills that require sequential or logical thinking. I can think of many other books that have addressed this topic more thoroughly and with a better foundation. I recommend Mel Levine's "Educational Care", which is comprehensive and provides more detailed and realistic strategies.
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Summary: Great practical advice
Review: This book is a great handbook for a parent or educator dealing with children who a visual learners (including dyslexia). Often these children are labeled as ADD/ADHD. It provides handy tips on reading, writing, math, testing and other areas that often trip up these children. It also provide a much needed boost of confidence for both parents, educators, and children themselves when doing some of these exercises.
I highly recommend this book for any teacher who is willing to put in some effort to help their visual learners.
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