Q: How do I help a child who is bright but has poor retention?

A: Many, many visual learners and right-brained learners are very bright. They come across as not bright when they are asked to do things that are very hard for them, such as work with symbols (1,2,3, A, B,C) and formulas and rules--in short, anything that involves a symbol or that requires memorization. The good news is that these children learn very quickly and efficiently when the materials they're using have elements that tie (left-brained) symbols to (right-brained) other elements such as pictures, body movement, story, metaphor, humor, color and more.

Read about how hemispheric dominance affects a child's ability to learn to read.

Check out our SnapWords™ cards that tie left-brained symbols to right-brained images and body movement.