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NLP techniques to learn Math!

There are many Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) strategies for helping students improve their learning, study and test taking skills. Combining those techniques with the benefits the youngsters get by releasing negative emotions using EFT and they are empowered to fulfill their highest callings.

The brief exercise that follows that will allow students to greatly improve their math skills.

If a youngster's primary access point is not visual, they will have many many difficulties in learning. Fortunately, using drills and practice, parents or teachers can help then increase their visual capabilities. When taught how to access their visual memory, students can do much better in almost every subject, especially math, spelling, and reading.

Here are a few hints to help your youngster learn math, from simple additions/ subtraction or multiplication/division tables to simple and complex formulas, theorems postulates, or equations.

Have the youngster hold his head steady, look straight ahead. Instruct him to continue to hold his head steady as he watches your finger make a complete circle from above his head out past the shoulders and across the chest. Watch for free eye movement. If there is any resistance at any part of the circle, repeat a few times. There might be muscles that have not been used and need to be exercised. (If there are problems after several attempts, you might want to have his eyes examined by a professional.)

Ask him a few questions, such as: What color was your first pet? How many windows are in the front of your house? Was there writing on your birthday cake? His eyes will probably easily and automatically go up and to the left to access the visual memories. If they remain straight ahead, that's okay. If the eyes moves sideways or down, you'll need to learn the techniques to use to increase visual ability.

Have the student write out the formula in his favorite color - then

Hold the colored formula slightly to the left and above eye level - then

Have him read it forward a few times - then

Have him read it backwards a few times - then

Remove the written cue sheet and have him repeat the formula frontward and backward. You might need to remind him to look high and to the left. Maybe even holding your finger up for him to look at.

Remind the student that from this point on, whenever they need to remember the formula, table, or equation all they have to do is take a breath and look up and to the left, and SEE the answer!

A terrific way to teach the basic addition/subtraction or multiplication/division tables is to make flash card with all three parts of the equations on triangles.

The student looks at the flash card as outlined above. (Up and to the left)

Have him state it all four possible ways (7+6=13, 13-6=7, 6 +7=13, 13 -7=6.)

He can then SEE the whole triangle and can easily fill in the missing side.

It is beneficial to start with the difficult sets first. If a student learns his 9's set first, then 8' then 7's etc. they will be working the hard ones many more times and the easier ones will be even easier. DO NOT attempt to teach addition/subtraction at the same time your are teaching multiplication/ division. Here's how to design the flash cards:

17 42

8 9 6 7

Addition/Subtraction Multiplication/Division

Teach your student these skills and they'll have a much easier time with math regardless of the difficulties they used to have!