My limited thinking about what I was "good at" (as if it's genetic) changed significantly after my training with Tong (I forgot her last name), sponsored by Mayerson Academy. Problem solving became visual. Visuals work for me. I LOVED it ! I especially loved algebra, which I will feature in a future post. It's problem solving with diagrams which show part to part relationships, or part to whole relationships. Collaborating teachers and paraprofessionals also have these "ah ha" moments when I walk them through the diagram drawing. I can't say enough about this method so that's all I will say for tonight. Stay tuned for future examples.
NOTE - We also call this "tape diagrams" and "block diagrams" and "thinking blocks" . I like to call it "model drawing."