Brain Plasticity In Early Childhood To “Inoculate” Children From Learning Delays. In a recent New York Times article, columnist Nicholas Kristof wonders whether we are spending adequate resources on early education. We believe the answer to this question...
When tutoring just isn’t enough to make a difference When a child has auditory processing disorder or language processing disorder parents will very often get specialist help and try to address the underlying deficit or delay. However, when confronted with a reading...
Neuroplasticity: The Ability of the Brain to Change in Response to Stimuli Brain plasticity refers to fact that the brain is adaptive — it self-organizes, meaning that if exercised appropriately it can adapt and change for the better. This new understanding of...
Norman Doidge, the author of The Brain that Changes Itself, has written about Mike Merzenich, one of the creators of the Fast ForWord family of programs. Fast ForWord Software On his website www.normandoidge.com this is what he has to say about Fast ForWord, Gemm...
The First Three Years When your son or daughter is born, your child’s brain has 100 billion brain cells. However, the brain doesn’t look the same as an adult brain. The cells haven’t formed a connection to other cells yet. This cell-to-cell connection in the brain is...
Once you know about the concept of neuroplasticity, you can talk about it at the next luncheon with your friends. It’s pretty exciting, it’s the latest theory, and it’s the reason why your child can improve her reading ability despite all the negative reinforcement...
