Watch Learning Problems Disappear: The Power of Imagery
by Mildred Odess Gifford
Category: Education

The author spent over twenty years adapting & devising new methods for helping special education students succeed in acquiring academic & social skills. The population included students who were learning disabled, dyslexic, socially maladjusted, troubled, etc. The book describes her background & philosophy & presents a collection of true vignettes drawn from her classroom experiences. Depicted are amazing & permanent changes that occurred immediately after students engaged in visualization & other imagery exercises. For parents & teachers of such students, this book describes unusual strategies not taught in conventional teacher training courses. Included are step-by-step descriptions of many of the strategies. The situations that are dealt with (& remediated) include the inability of some students to focus their eyes reliably upon printed words, hopeless spelling, inability to communicate orally in a satisfactory manner, failure to understand the effect of their behavior upon teachers or other students, discovering solutions to serious personal &/or behavior problems & proven ways to increase intelligence through the appropriate use of imaging strategies. Included, also, are descriptions of episodes in which the students engaged in classroom discussions of moral values & behaviors. Price: $14.95 + $3.50 S&H. Order from GiffOdess Books, 32 Clifton Ave., West Hartford, CT 06107. 860-521-2464. e-mail: giffodess@home.com. website: http://www.dyslexianomore.com.