The Unappreciated Benefits of Dyslexia
What is a Dyslexia? Dyslexia is a difficulties with reading and spelling. Sometimes teachers and parents think that dyslexia has only a negative side but it is not truth. Fernette and Brock Eide are the specialists who have found four major strength which I want to share with you.- Interconnected reasoning is the ability to understand and analyze connections and relationships. Many people who have a dyslexics problems choose work in highly interdisciplinary field. The brain of these individuals is better able to connect diverse perspectives or see things from multiple points of view.
- Spatial reasoning is a way of data reduction that helps the brain analyze and visualize physical characteristics of places, objects and the universe. The people with dyslexia can work in design sphere, 3-D art or architecture.
- Narrative reasoning is a process to learn from experience and recall information. The student can remember a lot of numbers or materials.
- Dynamic settings (Dynamic reasoning) is a capacity to refresh elements or facts of past experience to guess future outcomes. People work with these capacity in the sphere financial markets or scientific fields.
What do you think about these factors? Can we change people's opinions about dyslexia?
References:
http://www.wired.com/2011/09/dyslexic-advantage/
http://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/mind-strengths-in-dyslexia-what-are-they/
http://cargocollective.com/TheAdvantage/WHAT-IS-DYSLEXIA
References:
http://www.wired.com/2011/09/dyslexic-advantage/
http://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/mind-strengths-in-dyslexia-what-are-they/
http://cargocollective.com/TheAdvantage/WHAT-IS-DYSLEXIA
Yelena, I feel great sense of admire and respect to you and your everyday work. Professional teachers who work in special education field here in Kazakhstan are in high demand. Thank you for what you are doing!
ReplyDeleteAssem,thank you very much for your interest and your comment!
ReplyDeleteAgreed. I love reading about all the professions in which people with Dyslexia might excel!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for your comment!
ReplyDeleteI truly believe that dislexia is not disability, it is an exceptional ability to develop new skills. I think more information like that should be published and discussed in order to change people's minds.
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