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tanakwho Learning Disorders and Brain Organization
More than ever parents and schools are looking for ways to help children deal with learning problems, and the number of children diagnosed as having a learning disability (LD) has tripled in recent years. Definitions and criteria for learning disabilities and/or learning problems have been ...
Source: NYU Child Study Center
Adolescent Brain Development
Growth and change are an integral part of adolescence. Studies on the brain during the last decade show that it -- along with height, weight and hormones --goes through dramatic changes during the middle school years. While outward changes are easy to see, brain development goes much deeper, but it ...
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Do Good Diet and Good Grades Go Together?
When healthy foods are an everyday part of kids' diets, it's not just their bodies that may benefit — kids who eat...
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2nd Grade Reading: What Happens
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Math for Preschoolers: More Than Just Counting
With all the focus on language and literacy in the early years, math seems to be a forgotten subject. But in order to...
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Does Music Make Kids Smarter?
Call it the "marketing effect." One day, researchers come out with data showing that kids who listen to Mozart perform...
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Helping Auditory Learners Succeed
Here are some characteristics of auditory learners and what strategies maximize their learning.
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Mastering the Art of Learning
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Are Corporations Abducting Your Child's Imagination?
The world of make believe: it's one of the most coveted elements of childhood. But is it being eroded by toy companies...
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Stimulating the Senses: The Art of the Descriptive Essay
Writing a descriptive essay may be challenging, but children have the material, in their memory and imagination, to...
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