by ldegarci | Aug 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
I am writing this from the perspective of a math specialist in the United states. Cultural and linguistic differences will influence specific struggles in any given country. One example is on the counting system and writing numbers. In English, children often...
by ldegarci | Jul 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
Once you understand what gluten is and how it affects your body, especially if you have an intolerance to it, it is time to figure out what exactly you can eat. This is a new lifestyle, so don’t treat it like something you only do when convenient. If you think it will...
by ldegarci | Jun 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Short-term memory includes both immediate and working memory, each with very restrictive time and capacity limits (Sousa, 2008). The hippocampus uses “sensory input from the thalamus, movement coordination in the basal ganglion and emotions in the hypothalamus to...
by ldegarci | Jun 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Before appropriate connections have been made in the brain between the senses and structures in the brain, it is difficult for the child to make sense of the word and is very difficult for him to pay attention (Gold, 2008). Merzenich discovered that paying close...
by ldegarci | May 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
If you are a classroom teacher, you know how hard it can be to keep children’s attention for long periods of time, especially when seated at their desks. Why not get them out of their desks and moving? Besides being fun, there are a lot of added benefits to...
by ldegarci | May 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
The brain of a child with autism is highly aroused and not comfortable in its own resting state (Othmer, 2012). One theory is that there is an overproduction of BDNF, the growth factor that helps neurons to wire together. Areas of the cerebellum, on the on the right...
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