Brain Plasticity Opens New Doors For Struggling Learners
How to Explain Neuroplasticity to Your Mom "Everything having to do with human training and education has to be re-examined in light of neuroplasticity.” Norman Doidge The scientific consensus on...
Brain Change Miracles Are Everywhere
Neuroplasticity Examples - How the Brain Learns and Transforms The human brain is a fascinating organ. While it makes up only about 2 percent of our body mass, it uses approximately 20 percent of...
Coping With Your Child’s Working Memory Issues
Why Working Memory Matters The first step to help your child in coping with working memory issues is identifying that there is an issue, and understanding why working memory matters. We hope this...
Working Memory, the Predictor of Learning
Working Memory Improves IQ and Attentiveness Most children are not getting the right kind of memory practice. Long term memory is improved by tests – rote memorization, but it's working memory that...
The Great Brain Training App Debate Unpacked
Brain training: we’ve been doing it for decades Do brain-training apps - also known as cognitive training - work? Or are our brains fixed and unable to be changed? For specific functions such as...
Supporting Students With Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety Can Magnify School is hard. Day to day interactions and experiences can inspire and compound a learner’s anxiety. Students have to ascertain how to...
Is Your Child Getting Enough Sleep?
A Healthy Sleep Routine Matters Over the past few months I have prepared food, wrapped it, and mistakenly deposited it right in the trash can instead of the refrigerator. I have set aside cash in an...
Recognizing Quality Brain-Based Learning Programs and Lessons
Recognizing Quality Brain-Based Learning Programs and Lessons As educators, we’re often asked by parents to weigh in on whether or not a program they are...