Whether you've read my other articles in the early childhood education category or researched this topic online, you probably have questions about how the terms "brain friendly" and "learning styles"…
'Learning styles' is the older concept and represents the results of several research studies attempting to determine how we learn. For a summary of these findings, see my article Learning…
I encourage you to read this article to become familiar with the terminology, as you will likely come across some or all of these concepts as you delve further into…
After teaching in public schools in the '90s, when we were encouraged to test our students' learning styles and often placed students in classes where their learning style matched the…
The field of brain-based education and learning is only a few decades old; and the field is not without its critics; but even Harvard University now offers masters and doctoral…
Now that we know how the brain actually learns, it's important that you use brain-friendly techniques when working with your preschooler. You don't need a teaching degree to use brain-friendly…
There are a few things to note from the list:
These activities actually use all the different concepts of learning styles, which is why you don't need to test your child and why I didn't list them. Using Brain-Friendly Techniques…
You already use many of these techniques. You are already working in short chunks of time, giving yourself time to process, lots of checking, exercise, different types of activities, watching…
Skill & Drill worksheets are NOT brain friendly. There are hundreds of websites on the internet that offer worksheets for your preschooler. However, if these worksheets are not full of…
If you want more information about brain-based learning, I recommend reading Eric Jensen, David Sousa, and/or John Medina.
The answer to the opening question is: “Brain friendly” is the learning concept that you need to incorporate into your work with your child. Note that I haven't even mentioned…
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