The NILD Level III technique, Proverbs, lends the therapist the opportunity to mediate toward an ability to use inferential-hypothetical thinking during the elaboration phase of the mental act. According to Mandia Mentis, Dunn-Bernstein, and Martene Mentis (2008), an individual with restricted use of inferential-hypothetical thinking will be unable to think of alternative solutions to common problems or to make generalizations and inferences. These students view the words as disconnected and either cannot draw conclusions at all or struggle with coming to a conclusion of his or her own (Mentis et al, 2008). Proverbs, as Rebecca, Dr. Hopkins’ student, stated, “Are wise sayings that have hidden meanings” (National Institute of Learning Development, [NILD],
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The Proverb will use a specific concrete example, such as, “Little strokes fell great oaks” (NILD, 2000). This concrete example certainly has a literal meaning, and initially, we will scaffold toward the full, concrete example within the Proverb. In today’s world, many students may not readily think of the fact that many repetitive strokes of an ax, even a small one, can cut down a tree. Next, mediation of the accurate meaning of “great” in this sentence will clarify that “great” does not always mean “wonderful or best,” but it can also mean “large or immense.” In an attempt to do this, we might discuss the great white shark, the Great Lakes, the Great Awakening, or the Great Wall of China. In the spirit of mediating intentionality, the examples chosen first would be those I am aware that my student has prior knowledge of or is discussing in class, or I may even choose a term from a popular movie, and, in addition, this might concurrently encourage
The Proverb will use a specific concrete example, such as, “Little strokes fell great oaks” (NILD, 2000). This concrete example certainly has a literal meaning, and initially, we will scaffold toward the full, concrete example within the Proverb. In today’s world, many students may not readily think of the fact that many repetitive strokes of an ax, even a small one, can cut down a tree. Next, mediation of the accurate meaning of “great” in this sentence will clarify that “great” does not always mean “wonderful or best,” but it can also mean “large or immense.” In an attempt to do this, we might discuss the great white shark, the Great Lakes, the Great Awakening, or the Great Wall of China. In the spirit of mediating intentionality, the examples chosen first would be those I am aware that my student has prior knowledge of or is discussing in class, or I may even choose a term from a popular movie, and, in addition, this might concurrently encourage