1. 1 Personal Blueprints for Learning & Life Success copyright 2006-2009 Reflective Educational Perspectives, LLC LearningSuccess ™ Institute

2. 2 more than 95% of kindergartners feel good about themselves; more than 98% of high school seniors do not feel good about themselves 50% of marriages end in divorce 40% of adults are on Prozac

3. 3 How to get different results... Victor Frankl - holocaust survivor & author of Man’s Search for Meaning:  finding a meaning for their lives  having a purpose for living  contributing to others’ well being

4. 4 Personal blueprints for success... Architects & Engineers:  it’s their job to develop blueprints so the project is successful Your Job:  coach your kids and students to develop blueprints so their lives are successful Our Job:  to coach you, the Parents & Teachers!

5. 5 Teach them who they are... by discovering their learning styles

6. 6 Learning Styles: The Key Two kinds of people!  1. on time / list / schedule / organized people  2. all the others!

7. 7 Learning Styles: The Key Group #1  too rigid, inflexible, no fun? Group #2  disorganized, irresponsible, uncaring?

8. 8 Who gets the A’s ? only 3 - 5 students in a classroom get all the A’s they usually become teachers, secretaries, and executive assistants they come from Group 1!

9. 9 Lost Potentials! the majority of inventors, scientists, entrepreneurs, musicians, poets philosophers, artists of all kinds, missionaries, and creative people... come from Group 2!

10. 10 Lost Potentials! these are the kids who are often labeled ADD, ADHD, Dyslexic, Learning Disabled... these are the kids who experience failure almost daily in school these are the kids who don’t realize how smart they are and that they have unlimited possibilities...

11. 11 Lost Potentials! they don’t realize they could  go to college  start their own businesses  go to graduate school  go after a specialized career  choose what they want to do!

12. 12 Kids see themselves... valued? intelligent, capable? worthy of happiness? bad, wrong? stupid, incapable? unworthy unless he “shapes up”? as we see them! What are we giving them evidence for on a daily basis?

13. 13 Begin with LEARNING success! Become your child’s / student’s best  LearningSuccess Coach! Follow the Success Laws:  Learning doesn’t have to hurt!  Success leads to more success!  Coaching brings out the Star!

14. 14 Belonging & Acceptance Emotional Safety Competence Choice TM Fun

15. 15 5 Aspects of Learning Style DISPOSITIONS Performing Producing Inventing Relating/Inspiring Thinking/Creating MODALITY Auditory - Listening, Verbal Visual - Picture, Print Tactile-Kinesthetic - hands-on, whole body, sketching, writing

16. 16 LearningSuccess Spelling...

17. 17 LearningSuccess Writing...

18. 18 LearningSuccess ™ Multiplication Facts… 8’s Pictures, Rhythm & Rhyme Visual- Picture Modality Auditory- Verbal Music Talent

19. 19 LearningSuccess ™ Multiplication Facts… 9’s Finger Games T/K Hands-On Body Coordination Talent

20. 20 Wonder Number ® Game Performing Disposition Visual Picture Hands-On Interactive Dimensions 805.526.7335

21. 21 T/K: Hands-On Touch Math ®

22. 22 Allow students to go on to higher math concepts even though they may not have “memorized” the basic facts. They can use a “facts” table or…

23. 23 A Calculator Provide periodic “check up quizzes” without the chart or calculator to see what facts remain to be learned. When allowed to use a calculator most students will spend 30-50% more time doing math, get more right answers, experience more success, & have more fun—while learning basic facts along the way.

24. 24 Key to LearningSuccess ™ Find out what’s RIGHT with you... Find out what’s RIGHT with your child!

25. 25 Learning Styles Online! Immediate Results Automatic Scoring Printable Recommendations www.learningsuccessprofile.com

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28. 28 Personal Blueprints for Learning & Life Success copyright 2006-2009 Reflective Educational Perspectives, LLC LearningSuccess ™ Institute