Re: Brain Development & Learning by Paul J. Eslinger

Two thoughts on this most recent article.

"It is in the first year of life that the basic soundscape of one's native language becomes mapped in the nervous system, providing the phonemic elements that evolve into language. "

I have a friend whose son (now grown) had a a Spanish speaking care giver around the house. My friend and her husband-both bilingual decided that with their third child they would try introducing more Spanish early on. The other kids spoke only English. Well, Ben did not speak as quickly as the other two - it was a bit later in fact but when he began to speak, he knew both English and Spanish. Kind of interesting.

And regarding Multiple Sensory System Involvement:

"Because learning and memory abilities are generally not fully developed in all of these areas, educational approaches that use multiple memory systems lead to more in-depth knowledge and higher retention. "

As a visual learner myself, I know that our training as teachers challenges us to consider learning styles and differentiated education as we create engaging curriculum that will hit the strengths of each student somewhere along the way rather that teach one style and loose students who don't fit the mold.