Workshop 3- A Focus on Reading

If you have recently attended Workshop 3, here are some things to get you off to a quick start:

Remember the Core & Criteria

(click here to read a post on the CORE)

(click here to read a post on the CRITERIA)

Use Process Questions

(click here to read a post on Process Questions)

(click here to read a post about an experience using process questions)

Remember the Phases of the Mental Act (Thinking)

Click here to read about the Phases

Focus on strengthening the following Cognitive Functions

* Exploring a New Learning Situation

click here to learn about this cognitive function

*Defining the Problem

-click here to read a post about DTF

*Data Gathering-

-click here to learn about DG and how to mediate this cognitve function

*Select Relevant Clues

*Elaboration of Cognitive Categories

click here to learn about ECC and how to mediate this cognitive function

*Perception

-click here to learn about Perception and how to mediate this cognitive function

*Mental Field

The ONE thing you can do to improve your child's chances of reading

click here to find out

Remember that Reading Problems can be caused by:

-environmental causes

-physical causes

-perceptual: dyslexia

-detecting reading problems

TOOLS TO USE

Items found in your workshop notes to help:

Observation Sheet

Process Questions

(click here to review the Process Questions)

Human Figure Drawings

(Click here to review a Human Figure Drawing)

Reading Placement Test

Detecting Reading Problems

Review Videos

Attend Future Workshops

Dynamic Assessment

Recommended Reading and Resources

BOOKS

The Gift of Dyslexia

How the Brain Learns to Read

WEBSITES

icelp.org

FOR YOURSELF

*Believe that change is possible

*Make an honest commitment to become mediational

*Be willing to put other things aside in order to mediate