On a rare, sunny day in the Pacific Northwest, Nanette, her husband, and I headed for the speaker’s hall, anticipating a lecture titled, Making Memories. On one hand, I was eager to hear the information and on the other hand, I was a little concerned about trying to stay awake through a dull, scientific lecture complete with PowerPoint slides filled with stats, brain images, and complicated explanations of how a memory is formed, stored, and retrieved.
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The Fastest Way to Improve Learning
The fastest way to change the brain is to invite the body into every academic lesson. Science tells us that the mind and body are a team and bi-directional. What you do to one, you do to the other. That’s why all my lessons include some form of mind-body integration activity. Children learn the lessons much faster and remember content longer when lessons include mind-body neural building activities.
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As a reading specialist, jumping is a favorite heavy work activity I use frequently with children. Though the activity doesn’t look anything like what one would think of when it comes to an academic lesson, jumping is like a probiotic, creating the perfect biome for the brain.
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Why is the reading achievement curve in the US flatlined? I have some insights to share. You can download your Student Profile Observation Tool to begin spotting readers right away.
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