Friday, September 3, 2010

Week 3 - Let's talk about Brain Development!

At birth, children's hearing, vision, and motor skills are not fully developed.  A child's brain will develop neural pathways that will allow him to use the information coming in through his senses to comprehend his ever-expanding environment.  "Vision and hearing are the senses that help a child understand his separateness from the people and the world around him.  They serve as the motivators in his exploration of his body and of the world."  Combining visual, tactile, and auditory elements in activities such as Zoom-e-oh, Round and Round the Village and Slide Down strengthens these developing neural pathways (Moss).

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