Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle

Reading Comprehension: Teacher Time

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We learn (can recall after 2 weeks) about 10% of what we read.  20% of what we hear.  50% of what we hear and see. And 70% of what we say!

 

Mind-blown?

 

Having your child teach you (or the dog, or the sibling, or the dolls…) what they are supposed to be learning actually makes them learn it FAR better!

Reading Comprehension: Connect

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Our brains are amazing!

 

Did you know that 2 year olds have more neural synapses than we do as adults?  Check out this diagram showing synapse formation and then pruning:

The reason our brain does this is that it needs to solidify the neural pathways/synapses that get used the most to make us most able to learn and recall information.  The more we build and practice those connections, the more we remember and understand something.

 

This week’s strategy is a quick explanation that explains how to help connect new information your child is reading to content that they already know- helping them to understand it better and remember it!

Reading Comprehension: Child-Led Choices

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Our brains are amazing!

 

When we read or learn something of interest to us, we build on last week’s strategy: connection.  We already have some information about this topic of interest. PLUS- we care enough to want to learn it.

 

The more we are interested, the more likely we are to understand and remember what we are reading.

 

The more we can let our child choose what they want to read, the more they will want to read.  This will lead them to understanding more of what they read AND getting better at actually reading.

 

The more our children understand and the more easily they are able to read, the more confidence they gain in their reading.  So much WIN!!!

Reading Comprehension: Art!

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We’ve talked before about visualization.  This strategy forces that visualization to happen and to be put into action.  Remember last week’s statistics?  

 

We learn (can recall after 2 weeks) about 10% of what we read.  20% of what we hear.  50% of what we hear and see. And 70% of what we say!

 

Well, we learn 90% of what we do!  So anytime we can get our child to DO what they are trying to learn, we KNOW they are learning it so much more!

Reading Comprehension: Visualization

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Did you know that Michael Phelps uses imagery within his mind before a race?

Oprah Winfrey also visualizes what she wants before going after it (and getting it!).

Our minds are amazingly powerful!

Although the kind of visualization that they are partaking in is a bit different from what we are talking about with reading, the concept of creating an image in your mind is consistent and powerful for winning races, succeeding in business, and understanding what you’re reading!

In this video, I explain that when we read, it is critically important that we create an image or a “movie” in our minds of what we are reading in order to understand it.

Have you ever thought about the need for some kids to be taught visualization? Did you notice that you were doing it?

Homeschool Advantages and Mistakes

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This episodes dives right in to how to make the most of your homeschooling experience!

(If you aren’t officially homeschooling, maybe you’re still teaching at home some days and this will apply. Or maybe you’ll be able to use these techniques during the summer. Or maybe you’ll decide you want to homeschool after watching this video!)

So many new homeschoolers decide they want to teach their child at home and then go about trying to make home as much like school as possible.

Now, I’m all for a specific work space and a schedule, but homeschooling has advantages over school that are wasted if you don’t notice them and use them!This week’s video goes deeply into some of these advantages:

• Flexible scheduling
• Short learning sessions
• Cyclical review all day every day
• Child’s interests!
• Movement
• Diet
• Exercise

Voice Typing

Google Docs > Voice Typing

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Reading Comprehension: Double-Read

This simple strategy helps to drastically improve reading comprehension.

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Basics of Math Instruction

Concrete -> Pictorial -> Abstract

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4 Writing Killers

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