0:01 Hey, good morning, everyone.

0:02 It is time for today's Pocket Cast for The Writing Glitch

0:07 I'm Cheri Dotterer.

0:09 Today we're going to talk about asymmetrical bilateral integration.

0:16 So, what is asymmetrical bilateral integration?

0:19 It is when one hand is doing one thing, and the other hand is doing another thing, but they need both hands to get the task done.

0:29 One of the ideas here is that writing is an asymmetrical task where one hand holds a pencil, and the other has the paper.

0:39 But I wanted to share some other thoughts about asymmetrical bilateral integration with you.

0:46 And I was thinking about climbing a ladder.

0:48 Hey, they were changing the gutters out in my house and watching people climb the ladder.

0:55 Well, both hands are doing the same thing, but they're not because they're not simultaneously doing the same thing simultaneously. You're making some reciprocal motion for climbing a ladder.

1:09 So one arm is stabilizing while the other is moving, you still need both arms to do the task, but you aren't doing the same thing at the same time.

1:21 We're going to talk about that tomorrow that symmetrical bilateral integration.

1:28 Not tomorrow, but Monday.

1:30 So, when thinking about asymmetrical bilateral integration, think about what tasks you do with your students that require both hands to complete the job.

1:46 They're not exactly doing the same thing.

1:48 At the same time, when you think about one, let me know what it is.

1:56 Let's talk about it.

1:57 Let's discuss it.

1:59 So reply to the email, and we'll discuss it further.

2:07 In the meantime, don't forget about March May 24th, when I'm having an intro to my programs.

2:15 What does getting, becoming a specialist, and getting your certification mean? Please share this with your administrators so that they can understand why this specialization is essential for teachers, parents, occupational therapists, but especially those general ed teachers so that we can look at how to take what is now a tier two and make it a tier one so that all the kids are benefiting from this idea of structured literacy.

2:54 This little technique is just an augment to your current program.

3:02 Another way of saying that it supplements your current program.

3:06 It's not going to replace curricula. It's going to supplement it. It's going to help it. It's going to make it even better.

3:13 So take a look at and join me on May 24th at seven o'clock Eastern and take this idea of symmetrical bilateral integration and expound on it briefly.

3:28 Share with me what you think again. This is Cheri Dotterer, The Writing Glitch host.

3:36 And here we have today's Pocket Cast.

3:40 And remember you were put here for such a time as this talk with you next week.

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