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BRIGHT FROM THE STARTJill Stamm, Ph.D.

Learning & the BrainNovember 23, 2008

Arizona State Universityand

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I did what I knew.And when I knew

better.I did better.Maya Angelou

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OUR GOALS for YOU!1.To help YOU see infants,

toddlers and preschoolersdifferently.

2.To help YOU realize thepower YOU have to form achilds brain.

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NEUROSCIENCE EDUCATION

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NEUROSCIENCE EDUCATION

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Visual Stimulation

Eyes Closed Eyes Opened

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We know that intellectual

capacity

is not fixed

at birth.

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Neuroscience indicates

that the majority of wiring of the

brain comes

AFTER

birth

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Early Experiences

!Have a decisive impacton

the architecture of the brain.

!Affect the way the brain is

wired.

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RAPID EARLYDEVELOPMENT:These PET scanssuggest that thebrain of a oneyear old moreclosely resemblesan adults brainthan a newborns.Source:

H.T.Chugani

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These developmental years are notjust a chance to educate, but they

are actually your obligation to form

a brain, and if you miss theseopportunities you have missed

them forever

Dr.Michael Phelps, UCLA, Co-inventor of PET scan

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Brain Plasticity

The brain has a remarkable capacityto change due to learning

experiences

it is NEVER TOO LATE to improve achilds life!

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25%

75%

90%Wiring of

the Brain!

Birth One Year Old Three Year Old

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Dr. Bruce Perrys Slide

Courtesy of Bruce Perry, M.D., Ph.D.

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New Directions Translation

Gatekeepers

Adapted from Bruce Perry, M.D., Ph.D.

Emotion Attention Memory

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Dr. H.T. Chugani

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Impact of Stress on Learning

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What does it

mean

to be well-wired?

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Wire a healthy brain by

Talking to your child.

Reading to your child.

Singing to your child.

Playing with your child.

Touching & Cuddling your child!

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ABCs of Early LearningSM

Attention

Bonding

Communication

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Attention

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Bonding"Develops

healthy brain.

"Builds trust &

lovesafety.

"Buildsresiliency.

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Communication

Talk!

Talk!

Talk!Talk!

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Amount ofLanguage Spoken42 families over 2 years of data collection

Words per HOUR616 - Group A

1,252 - Group B

2,153 - Group C

(Hart & Risley, 1995, U. of Kansas)

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Research reported from Overcoming Dyslexia by Sally Shaywitz, M.D. (2003).

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S.T.E.P.S.

to Early Brain DevelopmentSM

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2007 New Directions Institute

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New Directions Institute

for Infant Brain Development

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Additional Books! Bright From The Start J. Stamm

! Inside the Brain R. Kotulak

! Meaningful Differences Hart & Risley! The Developing Mind D. Siegel

! Magic Trees of the Mind Diamond & Hopson

! The Emotional Brain J. LeDoux

! From Neurons to Neighborhoods NationalAcademies

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Internet Resources

! www.newdirectionsinstitute.org

! www.iamyourchild.org

! www.brainconnection.com

! www.childtrauma.org

! www.zerotothree.org

! www.familiesandwork.org

! www.ounceofprevention.org

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the courtesy of New Directions Institute for Infant

Brain Development (NDI) and may not be altered

without the express permission of NDI and may not

be duplicated for sale. All materials have been

assigned a copyright. Use of this information

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