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Sarah SprinkelSarah SprinkelDirector

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How Children Learn• “When one sees a child,  one sees a human being perfectly put together for their timeput together for their time and place in this world.” 

Rousseau

This is Amzaing!This is Amzaing!

• I cdnulot blveiee that I cluod aulaclty uesdnatunrd waht I • was rdgnieg• The phaonmneal pweor of th ehmuan mind Aoccdrnig • to a rscheearch atCmabridgdelUinervtisy, it deosn’t • mttaer in what order the ltteers in a word are, the only• ipmrmoatnt thing is that the frist and lsat ltteer be in the • rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll• raed it woulthit a porbvelm. This is bcauseae the human • mind deos not raed ervy lterte by istler, but the word as ay y ,• wlohe. Amzanig huf?  yaeh and I awlyas thought • slpeling was important.

Your NameYour Name

1950 20091950• James/Linda• Robert/Mary

2009• Jacob/Emily• Michael/IsabellaRobert/Mary

• John/Patricia• Michael/Barbara

Michael/Isabella• Ethan/Emma• Joshua/Ava

• David/Susan• William/Nancy

• Daniel/Madison• Christopher/Sophia

• Richard/Deborah• Thomas/Sandra

• Anthony/Olivia• William/Abigail

BrainBrain

“You don’t learn to read with your l ”liver!”

Philosophy of LearningPhilosophy of Learning

• “I hear and I forget;I hear, and I forget;• I see, and I remember;

d d d d ”• I do, and I understand.”– Chinese Proverb

EngagementEngagement

AttentionAttention

“A Picture is worth a thousand words”A Picture is worth a thousand words

SocialSocial

HappyHappy

Singing, Dancing, PlayingSinging, Dancing, Playing

InterdisciplinaryInterdisciplinary

MovementMovement

Early YearsEarly Years

6 Main Pathways to the brain: We l blearn by

• What we SEEWhat we SEE• What we HEAR

h S• What we TASTE• What we TOUCH• What we SMELL• What we DOWhat we DO

• Gordon Dryden

FamilyFamily

SecuritySecurity

TogetherTogether

ChallengeChallenge

Affirmations

• What do you call:What do you call:

Brain CompatibleBrain Compatible 

We LearnWe Learn

• 10% of what we readf• 20% of what we hear• 30% of what we seef• 50% of what we see and hear

• 79% of what we say• 90% of what we say and do”do”– Vernon Magnesen from Quantum Teaching

Mobile DevicesMobile Devices

Music stays in your head like a llanguage 

CelebrateCelebrate

Predictors of Learning to ReadPredictors of Learning to Read• Hours of television per week• Amount parents read to child• Parent’s education• Letter name knowledge• Letter name knowledge• Kindergarten teachers’ predictions• Phonemic awareness• Recognition of word meanings• History of preschool attendance• Understanding of print conceptsUnderstanding of print concepts• Gender and handedness• Verbal intelligence

“If you think you can or think you can’t h ”you are right!”

Build CommunityBuild Community

ComfortComfort

ReflectionReflection

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