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by Jan

Oct 27, 2010

I am looking for a hand drawn poster that I have seen several times online; now that I want to see it again I can't find it. It is a picture of a face and brain. The brain is overgrown and shows what we do as good readers. Anybody know the website it is on? Thanks.

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Nicole S. Jan,

I was on somewhat of a similar search last year for a bulletin board outside our reading intervention department. I wanted two large pictures of the brain that compared the BEFORE of a dyslexic brain with little reading intervention in a whole classroom setting and then the AFTER of the same brain a year later when scientifically base...See MoreJan,

I was on somewhat of a similar search last year for a bulletin board outside our reading intervention department. I wanted two large pictures of the brain that compared the BEFORE of a dyslexic brain with little reading intervention in a whole classroom setting and then the AFTER of the same brain a year later when scientifically based research methods were implemented an hour each school day by a reading specialist for a year.

It is a landmark study (Fletcher, Kent State Univ.?), but finding good pictures of the actual brain scans were non- existant. So, I took my own brain scans from a recent MRI and duplicated the graphic of the before and after brains from the actual study (color highlights, labels). Lots of work but it sure sent the message. We had lots of parents sign their kid up for intervention and I'd like to think the bulletin board helped with that.

A brain does not "grow" as we become good readers, we just use more of it from different areas. A picture of an overgrown brain is not the right visual to help students understand what goes on in the brain when learning to read or understand what they read.

While in LindaMood training, I was taught how to model to children what areas of the brain are activated as we become more independent readers. When they first start the program, we tell them that they need remedial help because they have been only using one part of the brain, which hasn't worked for them so far. We reassure that, through multisensory methods, more areas of the brain will become stimulated and aid in memory. It really puts the kids as ease because they suddenly realize that there is a glimmar of hope because now they have somewhat of an understanding about their own brain and how that they are going to use it to help them.

If you want to read the study or see the PET scan (brain) graphics from the study, send me an e-mail.

On 10/27/10, Jan wrote: > I am looking for a hand drawn poster that I have seen > several times online; now that I want to see it again I > can't find it. It is a picture of a face and brain. The > brain is overgrown and shows what we do as good readers. > Anybody know the website it is on? Thanks.

Nov 4, 2010

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Overcoming Dyslexia? I don't know if this is what you are looking for, but Sally Shawitz in Overcoming Dyslexia has several MRIs.

On 11/04/10, Nicole S. wrote: > Jan, > > I was on somewhat of a similar search last year for a > bulletin board outside our reading intervention department. > I wanted two large pictures of the brain that compared the...See MoreI don't know if this is what you are looking for, but Sally Shawitz in Overcoming Dyslexia has several MRIs.

On 11/04/10, Nicole S. wrote: > Jan, > > I was on somewhat of a similar search last year for a > bulletin board outside our reading intervention department. > I wanted two large pictures of the brain that compared the > BEFORE of a dyslexic brain with little reading intervention > in a whole classroom setting and then the AFTER of the same > brain a year later when scientifically based research methods > were implemented an hour each school day by a reading > specialist for a year. > > It is a landmark study (Fletcher, Kent State Univ.?), but > finding good pictures of the actual brain scans were non- > existant. So, I took my own brain scans from a recent MRI > and duplicated the graphic of the before and after brains > from the actual study (color highlights, labels). Lots of > work but it sure sent the message. We had lots of parents > sign their kid up for intervention and I'd like to think the > bulletin board helped with that. > > A brain does not "grow" as we become good readers, we just > use more of it from different areas. A picture of an > overgrown brain is not the right visual to help students > understand what goes on in the brain when learning to read or > understand what they read. > > While in LindaMood training, I was taught how to model to > children what areas of the brain are activated as we become > more independent readers. When they first start the program, > we tell them that they need remedial help because they have > been only using one part of the brain, which hasn't worked > for them so far. We reassure that, through multisensory > methods, more areas of the brain will become stimulated and > aid in memory. It really puts the kids as ease because they > suddenly realize that there is a glimmar of hope because now > they have somewhat of an understanding about their own brain > and how that they are going to use it to help them. > > If you want to read the study or see the PET scan (brain) > graphics from the study, send me an e-mail. > > > On 10/27/10, Jan wrote: >> I am looking for a hand drawn poster that I have seen >> several times online; now that I want to see it again I >> can't find it. It is a picture of a face and brain. The >> brain is overgrown and shows what we do as good readers. >> Anybody know the website it is on? Thanks.

Nov 6, 2010

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