BRAIN FACT: Vocabulary At Age 3 Predicts First Grade Reading Success

"Vocabulary at age 3 predicts first grade reading success. First grade vocabulary predicts eleventh grade reading level."
     -Andrew Biemiller, Vocabulary Development and Instruction: A Prerequisite for School Learning,     Handbook of Early Literacy Research (Volume 2), New York, NY: Guilford Press 2005.

BRAIN FACT: Young Children Need Adults To Help Them Deal With Strong Emotions

Young children need adults to help them deal with strong emotions.  Immature brains are not able to control impulses or handle strong feelings on their own.

BRAIN FACT: Babies Are The Model Of How We Learn

“Babies are the model of how we learn – not by passive reaction to the environment but by the active testing through observation, hypothesis, experiment, and conclusion.”
~Brain Rules,  John Medina, 2008

BRAIN FACT: Infants Who Learn They Can Engage Their Parents and Objects Acquires The Knowledge Of Affecting The World Around Them

“The infant who has learned that he can engage his parent in play and make objects do what he wants them to do acquires a fundamental belief in his ability to affect the world around him.” 
~From Neurons to Neighborhoods, National Research Council, 2001

BRAIN FACT: Caring Interactions Reduces the Number of Stress Response Connections Created In The Brain

Frequent positive and caring interactions reduces the amount of connections that are created in the stress response areas of the brain.

BRAIN FACT: The Brain Benefits From Physical Activity

It is not only the body that gains improvement as a result of exercise. There are numerous benefits to the brain through physical activity.  Click HERE to find out about the advantages research is demonstrating.

BRAIN FACT: The Brain Learns When Using Real Things

The brain learns when using real things. Counting real objects helps the brain make connections for basic math skills. Just saying numbers in order does not have meaning.