Bridges to Success电子书

Cover

Front Matter

Title Page

Publisher Information

Testimonials

Dedication

About the Author

Additional Assistance

Acknowledgements

Preface – A Personal Note

Introduction

How We Learn

Understanding Their Experience

A Different Perspective

Moving Forward in New Ways

What Could We Achieve Together?

Bridges to Success

Part 1: Background

Chapter 1: Rethinking “Learning Difficulties”

What are Learning Difficulties?

The Problem of Labelling

The Limitations of Assessments

Chapter 2: Creativity and SpLD

The Two Contrary Aspects of SpLDs

Exceptional People

The Creative Skills of Children with SpLD

Chapter 3: How Do We Learn New Skills?

The Deficit Paradigm

How People Learn

Things We Learn Without Being Taught

Chapter 4: The Child-Centred Approach to Learning

Who Is the Expert?

Learning from Others

Bringing Together Patterns

A Little Detective Work

What Does the Client Want?

Chapter 5: When Things Go Wrong

Stuck in Confusion

Limiting Beliefs are Very Powerful

The Identity Jump

Self Concept and Self Esteem

Positive By-products

Chapter 6: Empowering People to Change

Where Do You Start?

Steps for Change

Part 2: Simple Skills

Chapter 7: The Essential Energetic Background

Principles of Your Body’s Energy

Preparing to Affect Your Energy

The Remaining Sections of This Book

Chapter 8: Focus; a Central Component of Learning

Different States: “Lose Control and Flap About” or “Keep Calm and Carry On.”

Simple Skill #1: Grounding Yourself

Changing States

The Environment

Simple Skill #2: Grounding the Physical Environment

For Young Children

Chapter 9: What Holds You Back?

Blocks That Manifest as SpLDs

Creating Resilience

Motivation

Simple Skill #3: Releasing to the Lake and the Magnet

For Young Children

Chapter 10: Building on Strengths

The Basics of Visual Learning

The Sensory Mixing Desk

A Little Bit of Brain Science

Symptoms of Unbalanced Sensory Systems

Simple Skills #4: Getting Your Visual Skills under Control

Chapter 11: Learning as a Family

Family Learning

Genetics May Not be as Important as People Think

SpLDs Can Be a Health Hazard

Simple Skill #5: Recovering Your Energy

Simple Skill #6: Your Own Grounding

Looking at Parents of Young People with SpLD

Chapter 12: What Have You Learnt So Far?

Support for You

Simple Skill #7: Validation

Making Progress with Other Family Members

Part 3: Advanced Skills

Chapter 13: The Visual Elements of Literacy

Being Good at Literacy

Simple Skills #8: Spelling

Simple Skills #9: Handwriting

Simple Skills #10: Reading

Chapter 14: Higher Levels of Grounding

The Neuro-logical Levels of Grounding

Simple Skill #11: Being Present in Your Body

Simple Skill #12: Our True Essence

For Young Children

Chapter 15: Memory Skills

Simple Skills #13: Comprehension

Simple Skills #14: Telling the Time

Simple Skills #15: Sequencing and Short Term Memory

Simple Skill #16: Numbers

Simple Skills #17: Study Skills

Chapter 16: Moving Blocks to Success

How Do We Get So Blocked?

Simple Skill #18: Reversing the Identity Jump

Simple Skill #19: Changing Limiting Beliefs

Picking up Other People’s Energy

Intuition Development

Do You Recognise This?

Simple Skill #20: Feeling Overwhelmed

Simple Skills #21: Scared of Faces

Chapter 17: The Emotional Roller Coaster

Feeling Emotions and Empathy

Allergies and Food Intolerances

Simple Skill #22: Meltdowns

Simple Skills #23: Energy Wash and Recovery

For Young Children

Chapter 18: Other Sensory Skills

Simple Skills #24: But I Haven’t Got an Imagination!

Simple Skills #25: Developing an Internal Dialogue

Speech

Simple Skills #26: No Feelings

Chapter 19: Prevention and “Recipes” for SpLDs

Prevention

Specific Diagnoses – The Recipes to Start With

ADHD :

Dyslexia or Poor Literacy:

Dyscalculia or Poor Numeracy:

Dyspraxia:

Dysgraphia:

Tourettes:

Verbal Dyslexia or Dyspraxia, Slow Speech, Hesitation, Stammering:

Asperger’s Syndrome

Autism

Epilogue: A Cultural Change in Education?

What is the Situation Today?

We Need People to Feel Empowered

What Would We Have to Do?

Adult Education

A New Perspective – Just Imagine

Back Matter

Appendix A: Learning to Visualise

Appendix B: Background to Earthing and Grounding

New Perspectives Books and CDs