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Issues in Education A Fresh Look at Brain-Based Education It has been more than 20 years since it was first suggested that there could be connections between brain function and educational practice. In the face of all the evidence that has now accumulated to support this notion, Mr. Jensen advocates that educators take full advantage of the relevant knowledge from a variety of scientific disciplines.   Find out more... See more Education Topics... Can Music Education Really Enhance Brain Functioning and Academic Learning? Should the studies exploring the relation between music and the brain determine the school curriculum? Read both sides of the argument. Find out more... See more articles on The Learning Brain...

Test your knowledge of speech sounds! The alphabetic principle, that each letter represents a sound, is a fundamental component of reading. Learn more about how spoken sounds relate to reading, and sharpen your language skills with Bear Wear! Try it now... Peripheral Night-Vision At night, our peripheral vision is better than our foveal (straight on) vision. Hikers at night do better when they look slightly above the trail, and airplane pilots are taught to look for traffic out of the sides of their eyes. This is because our rod cells, photoreceptors that respond best to dim light, are located mostly in the periphery of the retina. See more Brain Facts... Brain Connection Games are fun to play while also testing reading and language skills.

 

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