[TheForge] dyslexia OT -- was books

Sun May 31 21:18:03 EDT 2009

Tactile learners are hands on learners. To help kindergarteners learn
numbers they stack blocks to match the number they are learning, for
example. Kinetic learning is through movement. Think dancing or athletics.
Or even 1st graders moving around the classroom doing a group project.
Visual is seeing the lesson and Aural is hearing the lesson. For the primary
learning mode most people are either visual or aural learners with the rest
of the modes in lesser combination. Both are easier to deal with in the
classic school setting. When you get someone whose primary mode is tactile
or kinetic then you'll be making the teacher work for their money. :-) I'm
talking regular education students here. 
Now, for example, if a student has an auditory processing problem severe
enough to get them into special education. The special ed teacher should be
teaching them how to learn in a way that works around the problem
emphasizing their strengths. Such as relying more on visual learning or
hands on methods to learn the lesson.

Now to apply this to blacksmithing. Some can see a technique done and they
now understand it. Some can hear the explanation and understand it. Some
just have to go and beat some metal enough times to get it. Then there are
those you are constantly moving around the shop from the anvil, to the
powerhammer, to the vise, etc doing different techniques until they get
where they want. :-)
Rob

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Subject: Re: [TheForge] dyslexia OT -- was books

Rob,

Right!  I hadn't heard the terms 'tactile" an "kinetic" learning
before, but I think I understand the meanings.

But your most important point is that it is combinations of these
various modes of learning that apply to a given individual.  And I
doubt that one mode applies to all learning.

People who claim to be teachers will glom onto terms like these and
try to label people with one versus another.  This is a very big
mistake.  Don't let it happen to you.  Don't do it to yourself!

On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 8:57 AM, Rob Fertner <rfertner at cox.net> wrote:
> There are different ways of learning; Visual, Aural, Tactile, and Kinetic.
> Most people are various combinations of these types with one being
> predominate. Learning disabilities are when there are significant
processing
> problems in one or more areas. Dyslexia is a medical term, in the world of
> education they use the term Learning Disability.
>
> Rob
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Freeman
> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 5:50 AM
> To: Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] dyslexia OT -- was books
>
> It was good that educators recognized dyslexia for what it was, rather
> than continuing to call kids stupid.
>
> That said, "dyslexic" itself has become a label that may hinder rather
> than help.
>
> What everybody should know and keep in mind is that the human brain is
> not a computer, but a complex assemblage of active centers each of
> which is slightly computer-like and each of which as a particular
> function.  Even that is a gross oversimplification, but it helps
> understanding.  A person can have a stroke and completely lose the
> ability to speak without it affecting his intelligence or ability to
> learn one whit.  So if a person's reading ability is not strong, he
> can and will learn by some other means.
>
> In my case, my reading ability is excellent.  I read faster than many
> people, though it doesn't feel fast to me.  Reading is my preferred
> mode of learning.
>
> My father apparently was not this way at all.  He would read a book
> into a tape recorder and play it back to learn it.  It worked well for
> him and he encouraged me to do so too.  But it never worked for me.
> If a person gives me oral instructions, the first thing I do is write
> them down so I can learn them.  Once I write them down, I may never
> have look at my notes - the memory is complete.
>
> Demonstrations and videos may or may not be good learning tools for
> me.  I think they're intermediate between reading and hearing.
>
> My point is that it is not profitable to label oneself "dyslexic" or
> anything else.  Rather, figure out how you best learn, then see to it
> that you get your instruction in that manner - or modify the
> instruction so that it works for you (like taking notes or recording a
> book).
>
>
>
>
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Bruce
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