Learning How to Learn
Jan 15, 2013
What are some strategies teachers can use related to the Common Core State Standards that ensure students learn how to learn? Read more as Dr. Martha Burns shares her story about the 3
rdgrade teacher that changed her life forever.
How are Reading Skills Related to White Matter in the Brain (and Why Does It Matter)?
Dec 18, 2012
Read about the latest brain research on what happens in the brains of struggling and typical readers and why it matters to us as educators.
Selective Hearing: How Your Brain Extracts Meaning from the Noise
Nov 27, 2012
How can selective hearing help your students in the classroom? New research indicates that selective hearing can help us focus on one voice in the sea of other noises and how we can benefit from this.
How a Low Performing School Achieved Double-Digit Gains
Nov 20, 2012Dr. Martha Burns from Scientific Learning and Mr. Charles Wilson, Principal of Korematsu Discovery Academy, presented a live webinar that discussed how Korematsu achieved a double-digit test-score gain and emerged from PI status in only two school years
What Educators May Not Know about the Neuroscience of Learning
Nov 6, 2012
In a recent webinar, Dr. Paula Tallal discussed her original research on auditory processing, its relationship to language development, and the far-reaching effect that deficiencies in those area can have on learning.
Eric Jensen Links New Brain Research With Teaching in New Webinar
Oct 23, 2012
In a recent webinar for Scientific Learning Corporation, author Eric Jensen summarized current research about the brain and strategies that could be implemented in the classroom with all students.
Brain-Building for Third Grade Reading Proficiency
Oct 2, 2012
Dr. Martha Burns talks about the sobering statistics related to third grade reading proficiency and offers solutions to get struggling readers back on track.
Join Us for Our 2012 Fall Webinar Series for Educators
Sep 4, 2012
Our fall webinars begin this week and include topics on how the brain learns and how to increase student achievement. Register today!
Reading to Learn: Meeting the Challenge of Third Grade Reading Proficiency
Jul 19, 2012
Data shows that about two thirds of third grade students are reading one or more levels below proficiency. Many states have passed legislation to improve third grade reading proficiency, but how can educators help their students accelerate their acquisition of the reading skills needed to meet academic expectations?
Developmental Dyslexia: Differences in the Pre-Reading Brain
Jun 26, 2012What if there were a way to predict dyslexia, so that affected children could receive earlier intervention? Recent research may have found a way to do just that—by looking at differences in the brain before children learn to read.
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