Dyslexia : Learning Disorder or Creative Gift?

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jantzen, Cornelia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dyslexia.

Holistic education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (307 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Floris Books, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Dyslexia has long been known as a learning difficulty that primarily affects literacy skills. Increasingly, however, researchers and professionals working with dyslexia suggest that it is less a disorder than a sign of specially gifted people. People with dyslexia often have a highly developed imagination and a unique way of perceiving things. They frequently have above average intelligence and are highly creative, provided they are supported and nurtured by parents and teachers. In this book Cornelia Jantzen explores the basis of this radical viewpoint. Throughout, she provides many pra

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Contents; Preface by Felicitas Vogt; A proper book needs an introduction; Foreword to the second edition; Part I: How we've been maltreated ...; The Phenomenon of Dyslexia; Solving the Riddle of Dyslexia; Rudolf Steiner - A Dyslexic?; Multi-level Thinking; From Natural Talent to Disability; Victory; Taking Stock; Part II: ... But let's focus on the area of real capabilities; The Gift of Dyslexia; A Glimpse into Brain Physiology Research; Holistic Capacities; Brain-friendly Learning; Part III: ... And now for some kind of connecting bridge; Learning Literacy

Engaging with Reading TextsThinking About Grammar; Digression: Visible Language; Pictorial Thinking Exercises; Food for Thought; To End With (not an Afterword); Appendices; I. Samples of Dyslexics' Writing - a Different View; II. Further Information on the Davis Method; References; Bibliography; Copyright

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ISBN:

1-78250-100-2

OCLC:

881567802