THE GIFT OF DYSLEXIAWhy Some of the Smartest People Cant Read…..and How They Can LearnBy: Ronald D. Davis with Eldon M. Braun

The Gift

Dyslexics use a mental function that causes this “gift”

A natural ability or talent Here are a few surprising famous

dyslexics Greg Louganis, Jay Leno, General George

Patton, Cher, Walt Disney, and Henry Ford.

As you can see not all dyslexics will develop the same gift.

How to understand the Gift

All dyslexics share these basic abilities. The ability to utilize the brains ability to

alter and create perceptions. Being highly aware of the environment More curious then the average person Thinking mainly in pictures not words Thinking multi- dimensionally Can express thought as a reality Vivid imaginations

The Disability Dyslexia is a product of thought and a special

way of reacting to the feeling of confusion. This is the feeling of disorientation There are six basic parts of this disability

Reading problems Spelling problems Math issues Hyperactivity Clumsiness Handwriting issues

Breaking down the issues

A dyslexic person is a non verbal thinker What is a nonverbal thinker? A nonverbal thinker thinks with pictures

of concepts or ideas. When a nonverbal thinker comes across

a word that does not have a picture it becomes a disorientation factor

These are called trigger words

Trigger Words

There are two hundred words in the English language. That are trigger words.

Here are a few of the words that are on the list of trigger words.

Be, Become, Can, Come, Do, Get, Go, Have, Leave, Let, Like, Make, Put, Run, See, Take.

These words do not have pictures in the mind of a nonverbal thinker.

Educational

Helping a dyslexic become a better learner.

What not to use The alphabet song Heavy concentration Memorization

Education

What is used in this book The Davis Strategy that is used in the Davis

Dyslexia correction, Davis Learning Strategies, and Davis Symbol Mastery

The highlights of this strategy is making a clay alphabet so the student can put feeling into the alphabet

Using clay figures to put pictures to the trigger words

An example in this book is two clay figures holding hands to create a picture of the word and.

Keep in mind This is one mans study on correcting

issues that are attributed to dyslexia Dyslexia is not curable Other books that I highly recommend on

this subject are

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