Once we receive and process information, we must assimilate it.
Have you ever seen or heard a word like “assimilate” and not know
what it meant? You have taken the word in, but you did not know
what to do with it. In a word, you have not “assimilated” it.
Many students who do not learn can receive and process informa-
tion, but they do not have the abilities necessary to assimilate.
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Our next step in helping students who are not learning, is to
make sure that they have the abilities to
ASSIMILATE
the information they receive and process.