[senco-forum] can't 'read' info in diagram form

Hi Kitty

Sounds like someone who is a gifted Auditory Sequential Learner, who finds
using pictures or images difficult.
They are identifying more of these children now in the USA as the skill
requirement becomes more graphics and multi-media orientated as opposed to
the traditional word and text based skill requirements of recent times. 
They could become the new dyslexics, unable to read graphics rather than
words. 
If that is the case then it is a matter of trying to developing coping
strategies to may be remember whole images rather than the parts that make
up the image, and to create an association that means something for her so
that she can relate to that image.
You may find the article regarding teaching Visual-Spatial learners to read
and spell useful, but substituting images for words, and lines for letters
etc.

http://www.apduk.org/learningstyles/vslteachread.htm 
http://www.apduk.org/learningstyles/vsl_lks_spell.htm
http://www.apduk.org/learningstyles/vsl_lks_reading.htm 

just a thought hope it helps

best wishes

Graeme
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[mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Kitty McKenzie
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 8:30 PM
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Subject: [senco-forum] can't 'read' info in diagram form

Hope someone has experience of this. The very bright daughter of a friend of
mine (5 As at A level, studying to be a doctor) has just failed an anatomy
exam. She said she just cannot understand diagrams and they mean nothing to
her. She said she spent most of the time in the exam turning the paper
around to see if it would make more sense. She has a similar experience when
she did physics at school. She has to pass a resit in August. 
Any advice will be passed on and gratefully received.

Thanks
Kitty