Wonderful Quote from Einstein!

Language

This quote has been circulated for many years.  When I saw it with the illustration attached, it just stood out as particularly poignant and I wanted to share it here.  There is a book by Mel Levine called A Mind at a Time that explores Einstein’s observation...

TV Inhibits Language Development

Language, Preschool

We’ve known for a long time that increased television exposure during infancy (ages 2 months to 4 years) is associated with language delays and attentional problems, but we really haven’t known why.  In this study, they discovered that when the television is on, there...

Intensive Reading Therapy Can Rewire the Brain

Language

In the August 2008 issue of Psychologia, researchers Meyler et al. discovered that poor readers in the 5thgrade who receive 100 hours of intensive reading therapy showed actual differences in their brain function on fMRI scans!  These differences were observed...

The Impact of Language Skill on Independence in Teenagers

Language

Excerpts from a recent article by Conti-Ramsden & Durkin (Feb 2008): “The present study examined independent functioning in domains relevant to everyday living.  These included self-care activities, traveling and meeting people, and managing finances, among...