Welcome to the September 2018 Learning Brain News.
Robots teaching in classrooms? Surely not? And the researchers agree. But...they will probably be coming to a classroom near your sometime in the not too distant future.
In this month’s Learning Brain News you can read about educator robots, plus take a test to see if you can read as precisely as a first grade student. And find out about what Panama and Singapore have in common with early learning.
Best wishes,
Devon Barnes
Learning Brain News
PS: Plus a new online professional development course: Guided Reading Unpacked for Educators
Latest Research
Conversations Build Brain Connections - Imaging Study
Children who are regularly engaged in conversational turn-taking with adults build stronger connections between brain regions critical for comprehension and production of speech, according to new research. Read more.
Are Robots coming to a Classroom Near You?
Not any time soon! Robots will never replace teachers, but they may be coming to assist teachers to free them up to do what can only be done best by humans, a study suggests. Read more.
What's On?
Online Professional Development for Teachers
Guided Reading Unpacked for Educators |
What's New?
10 New Fast ForWord Features Teachers & Parents Love
More than 2.8 million students around the world have improved their learning and reading with the Fast ForWord123 neuroscience-based programs.
The scientists behind this evidence-based learning enhancement technology have been busy recently making it even more effective with improvements based on the usage data of all these students. The result is Fast ForWord Foundations I, the flagship of the new Fast ForWord. Read more.
Teens spend more time on digital media, less time reading
When did you last see a teenager reading a book, newspaper or magazine? More often than not you will see them using a digital device. In a recent study less than 20 percent of teens report reading daily for pleasure, while more than 80 percent say they use social media every day. Read more.
Are You as Smart as a First Grade Student?
Try this interesting exercise that shows how an earlier reader will perceive a text differently (and in this case more accurately) than many experienced, competent readers. How did you do? Read more.
The Learning Success Blog
Innovative Early Learning in Panama - via Singapore
Psychologist and Educator, Dr Marianela Diaz searched the world for best practices in early learning before establishing the first Cleverest Education learning centre in Panama. She discovered Singapore leads in many aspects of early education.
Read her story, or listen to it on the Learning Capacity Podcast (episode 84 - Cleverest Education).
Memory
A ‘Memory Implant' for Your Brain
A USA study has successfully created what it is calling a human memory prosthesis, a system with electrodes implanted in the brain that restores memory function using a person’s own neural codes. Read more.
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Book of the Month
Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World
Will reading and consuming video content on digital devices change our brains? This book considers the future of the reading brain and our capacity for critical thinking, empathy, and reflection as we become increasingly dependent on digital technologies. Learn more.