The Benefits of Downtime: Why Learners’ Brains Need a Break
Dec 17, 2013With so much to do and so little learning time in a school year—fitting in downtime is easier said than done. That’s unfortunate, because research shows that time off-task is important for proper brain function and health.
Monitoring Progress in RTI: The Importance of Targeted Intervention
Dec 10, 2013Child Development Versus Standards-Driven Learning: Who Wins?
Dec 3, 2013How Students Learn by Explaining Their Thinking
Nov 19, 2013How I Became an Early Reader
Nov 12, 2013Auditory Processing Disorder Interventions: How Do They Work?
Nov 5, 2013Auditory processing disorders can be traced to specific regions of the brain, especially regions of the brainstem. Find out how targeted auditory processing disorder interventions result in better listening skills and improved brainstem response to speech.
Why Auditory Processing Disorders Are Hard to Spot
Oct 29, 2013Your most struggling student just isn’t listening – again. But could there be more to it? Auditory processing disorders can look a lot like inattention, and it’s not easy to tell the difference. Why is it so hard to figure out what’s going on?
The Neglected (But Necessary) Goal of Your Reading Program
Oct 22, 2013Building Better Writers (Without Picking Up a Pen)
Oct 15, 2013All too often, teachers give little attention to the cognitive skills of writing. That’s a shame, because cognitive skills are the building blocks upon which writing depends.
The Neuroplasticity Revolution With Dr. Norman Doidge
Oct 8, 2013Norman Doidge, M.D., discusses why the concept of brain plasticity—the brain’s ability to grow and change in structure and function in response to experience—is “the most important change in our understanding of the brain in 400 years.”
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