Bridges to Success

Olive Hickmott

Description

When you know something works you have to teach others. Learn how to transform learning difficulties into successful learning differences, enabling youngsters and adults alike to succeed. Bridges to Success offers visually talented yet challenged individuals a completely new perspective, empowering them to change themselves and the system around them. The focus is on positives and how people can be their very best. Threads of research, a wealth of experience and a variety of evidence have been pieced together to offer simple skills that anyone can learn to start making changes for the whole family and for any educational practice.

Sujets

• Sociologie, société et politique

Informations

• Publié par: Andrews UK
• Date de parution: 26 septembre 2011
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9781908218797
• Langue: English

Extrait

Title Page

BRIDGES TO SUCCESS

How to Transform Learning Difficulties






By
Olive Hickmott




Publisher Information

Published in 2011 in the UK by
MX Publishing, 335, Princess Park Manor, Royal Drive, London, N11 3GX
www.mxpublishing.co.uk

Digital edition converted and distributed in 2011 by
Andrews UK Limited
www.andrewsuk.com

A New Perspectives Book
© Copyright 2011 Olive Hickmott
The right of Olive Hickmott to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998.

All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with the written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1956 (as amended).
Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damage.

Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this guide as of the date of publication, nothing herein should be construed as giving specific treatment advice. In addition, the application of the techniques to specific circumstances can present complex issues that are beyond the scope of this guide. This publication is intended to provide general information pertaining to developing these skills.


For more information about the book take a look at:
www.bridgestosuccess.co.uk
and the author’s associated practice
www.empoweringlearning.co.uk




Testimonials

“Bridges to Success provides refreshing and empowering tools for adults who know children with learning difficulties. Olive backs up these strategies with explanations and anecdotes from people she has helped, as well as her own experiences. She demonstrates supreme skill by being able to break down seemingly complex problems into a series of simple, easy to resolve challenges, and offers replicable strategies that can be tried by anyone in a position to help these children – parents, carers, teachers and childminders, to name a few. Her passion comes across powerfully and this book reflects her generosity. Olive wants people to know about how simple this can be. She is prepared to ask some challenging questions, make some fascinating observations...and offer answers. What could happen if we were all to employ a child-centred approach to at least one young person we know? As Olive says “When you know something works, you have to offer it to others.” I for one am very grateful to have seen my own children transform – and as a parent, that is just about the best reward possible.” Karen Moxom, CEO of the Association for NLP (and mother of two boys)

“A refreshing, practical and powerful book drawing on Olive’s own extensive experience in the field of education, and her work with children and families, including those with learning difficulties. She has incorporated concepts from Energetic NLP throughout, including very useful descriptions of visualisations, and other techniques that can easily be used with children and their families. Powerful and inspiring real life case studies are used to illustrate key points, showing the dramatic impact of using the skills described in practice. This book will be an eye-opener for families and for anyone working with young people in the fields of education and healthcare.” Dr Arti Maini MBBS BSc (Hons) MSc Med Ed, MRCGP, GP, Coach, Medical Educationalist and NLP Master Practitioner


“This book provides an uplifting, positive and innovative way to approaching learning. Olive has combined her passion, her life experiences alongside her practitioner experiences to bring to life holistic and refreshing techniques, to not only help support children with difficulties but also to incorporate strategies that the family and surrounding caregivers can also try. The strengths of the book are precisely that, children with learning difficulties should not be seen as having a deficit but that they have great strengths and ability. Learning techniques should therefore be adapted to account for this unique strength that these children possess. This book gets away from “fix what the individual” focusing on fostering what is best within these children by using new techniques to help utilise their strengths. It presents a refreshing and exciting change to approaching learning difficulties; people should listen and take note.” Dr Keely Gunson, Researcher in Health Psychology, University of Bath.

“Olive’s practical approach to learning is both simple and engaging. Her case work and her personal experience of learning difficulties help her bring a rich perspective to these issues which focus on how students can easily improve their learning skills. My undergraduate computing students really benefited from her different approach, using visualisation to learn new programming techniques.” Dr. Herbert Daly, Lecturer, University of Bedfordshire, UK

“This is a phenomenal book which has some amazing contents! It offers a wide ranging menu of exciting, if not different, options which draw upon Olive’s background knowledge and experience when working with young people and adults with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD). At its heart, visualisation is the key and much Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) is brought into play. This combination is used to investigate, stimulate and change individual needs in a variety of ways. For those engaged in education, if offers a new approach to the teaching of many essential life skills, inclusive of reading and spelling. However, of greater importance is the overview of the individual which allows social and emotional aspects and experiences to be included as well. The book itself was originally compiled for the SpLD population but, in my opinion, would also prove of value to help anyone with other examples of special educational needs (SEN). As a teacher of over thirty years experience, many of these associated with SEN students of all types and abilities, I would have liked access to this resource many years ago! It’s an easy book to read. It provides examples of case study experiences from all walks of life and is written with the personal touch. So, whether teacher, social worker, trainer or coach, it will engage you as soon as you open to the first page. I wholeheartedly recommend it to you!” Brian J. Sparks, MA(Ed) MEd BEd (Hons) PGDip (Education) SpLD AMBDA SpLD APC (Patoss) NPQH AdvDipEd (Open) Adv Cert Ed. Former Special Needs Coordinator [mainstream Secondary School] and now Specialist Dyslexia Teacher. Vice Chair of the Somerset Dyslexia Association .




Dedication

I would like to dedicate this book to all those individuals and families who have given freely of their own experiences with learning difficulties, so that they can help others.

“THIS BOOK WILL CHANGE YOUR VIEW OF LEARNING DIFFICULTIES”


In the words of Labi Siffre:
“Something inside me so strong,
I know that I can make it
You thought that my pride was gone
Oh no, something inside so strong”

Others resources for Learning Difficulties:

Previous New Perspectives books:
Seeing Spells Achieving

New Perspectives CDs:
Pass Literacy On
Waldorf – the dog who isn’t word-blind
A talking book for “Bridges to Success”
The meditations in “Bridges to Success”

All available from www.empoweringlearning.co.uk




About the Author

My name is Olive Hickmott. My passion is helping those with chronic/acute illness and/or learning difficulties set, achieve and surpass their goals. I’m lucky enough to be doing what I consider the best job in the world. I’m an inveterate puzzle-solver. These challenges and their causes can be the greatest puzzles of all for an individual to unravel. Luckily, the clues and keys lie within us. We have such fabulous self-healing skills; it’s just a question of learning how to access them.



I am a NLP Master Practitioner, Accredited Energetic NLP Practitioner, a Thought Pattern Management Master Practitioner and a Certified Coach. Utilising my training I work with individuals and groups, enabling personal growth in all aspects of their lives. It’s a great privilege to be there at the moment when an individual first grasps the interlinking of mind, body and spirit, and gets their first glimpse of what they can achieve.
I also work within businesses to improve the well-being of both staff and directors, improving their communication and relationships and ultimately the profitability that results from a smoother running organisation. I left my own corporate life as an Engineering Director in 1990 and founded my own business. I am a Director of the Hickmott Partnership and The International Association for Health and Learning.
I have become an expert in how people learn visually and how they can make the best use of their visual skills. Creative visual learning is an exceptional skill that is currently under-acknowledged. ©Empowering Learning is the name I use in coaching individuals and families, to understand and in many instances overcome the symptoms and causes of learning difficulties. I also teach programmes to educationalists worldwide.
I focus on primary research working with those people who recognise their specific challenges. They have helped me develop and articulate the self empowered New Perspectives approach to well-being. Without their valuable assistance, this would not have