I am profile O that is an easy way to say it. In other words my dominant side of the brain is
the right side, my dominant eye is the left, my dominant ear is the right, my dominant hand is the left
and my dominant leg is also the left. The right side of my brain is the gestalt hemisphere. This means that I like my knowledge to be passed to me all at once and in the format of a story or to be told directly to me. Mr. Whiting came to our class and told us all this information. Information on how to tell what our dominant side is. We spent that class trying to find our dominant areas. In these few paragraphs I am going to tell you about how I learn best,what I need to do and the strategies that would help me in my learning and what I want my teachers to know about me.
I feel I learn best when I have an idea of the "BIG" picture before I begin to complete my task. I like my information to be given to me by the start of a story or to be told to me in person. I also learn best through using movement that means I learn well on white boards. I am a visual learner. When reading a book or writing a story I like to put myself into the position of the character so I can feel the emotions that the character would feel. As I am a visual/kinesthetic learner I must physically do what is being learned. As I learn I need to move especially my hands to process new learning. I am emotionally and physically expressive at the moment one hand is typing for me and the other is playing with a yo-yo. When I am relaxed I may preferentially listen for the details I prefer not to follow step by step visual instructions. I tend to start imagining the end result of the movie or book and instinctively get it correct sometimes. If everything is going well and there are not problems my learning is easy going but when I bump into a problem it seems my whole brain seems to shut down and my mind goes blank and if I am touching something I then start to imagine about it thus it could create a distraction during my learning.
I may have difficulty writing because my eye and my hand is not working together because my brain works faster than my head and I tend to forget things while writing that is why it helps to have a visual on the whiteboard or a piece of paper that I can copy from. My left eye scans from right to left sometimes I get difficulty reading or writing languages that is why I did not last long while learning Mandarin in my old school. Usually I appreciate metaphors and examples when associating with problem solving.
I believe I need to have some sort of item in class to play with while learning for example stress ball, pencil, eraser. Also it would help me to do lazy eights or drawing while learning. I need to have visual learning so I can remember thoroughly also when learning I need to have the process planned out on the board not as in a schedule but as in a main idea. I need to sit at the front of the class need the white board and also at the left side - where Fynnola is sitting. But it also needs to be a place where I can quietly play with something without disturbing other students. Also because I need to wear glasses I need to sit near the whiteboard that I can see more clearly. I am short sighted that means that I cannot see in the distance also sometimes with my classes I get a reflection off the white board which gives me trouble seeing so if I was to sit close to the board I would be able to see perfectly.
One strategy that would help me out is by doodling on my page also I could do lazy 8s for my eye and hand coordination. Also I need something to play with as I said before that would include a stress ball, pencil or eraser. Also I could note things down in my planner or on a piece of paper. When I am under stress and my mind is all blank I can do some of the technics to relieve stress like massaging where the jaw meets also I should listen to music while working. It says I should have a good balance of art and at the moment I am doing art on my wheel which I believe has relieved some stress. I need to use input from my own knowledge, other people's knowledge and knowledge I have learned to help me learn.
I would like my teachers to know to put me at the front left hand side of the classroom so it is easy for me to see. Also I would like them to know to use a dark colour on the whiteboard so I can see more clearly and I would like them to know if suddenly my mind goes blank it means I am under some kind of stress either in the classroom or outside. Also I like my information to be given to me by the start of a story or to be told to me in person. Also I would like them to know that if I have some sort of squishy toy its just because it helps me to concentrate.
This is just some information on ME and who I am as a sixth grader
