Academic Corner
Spelling Tips for Right-Brained People
Why are some people terrible spellers? It could have to do with whether you're left-brained or right-brained.
I’m a terrible speller and secretly jealous of people who can spell effortlessly. I harbor the same ill feelings toward people who are natural spellers as I do toward those who are naturally organized, another area I am constantly waging an uphill battle against. I read constantly, obviously write a ton, so why have I not honed my spelling skills? In an effort to find out why spelling is so difficult for some people, namely me, I googled “bad spelling.” I found an assortment of reasons, ranging from a chromosomal deviation to learning disabilities, but most experts agree it has something to do with the visual area of the brain. People with a strong visual area, tend to be right-brained and weaker spellers. Aside from being more visual, …
