Thursday, September 11, 2008

What Are Right Brain Teaching Strategies? from hslda.org

I am amazed at how many studies have been done to find out the strength of each side of brain.
Do you know that we mainly stored all learning materials in our right brain, for it functions as a long-term memory storage? Basically what ever that we learned will automatically put into left brain, short-term memory storage. Then it was transferred into right brain, without we even know about this. However, as hslda.org puts it, when the left brain methods of repetition (either orally or in writing) is not transferring to the right brain long-term memory storage unit, then we need to look at ways to make this transfer more efficient.

Excerpt from hslda.org
"Right brain teaching strategies involve using “visual Velcro” to easily memorize material. For example, if learning math facts through oral repetition, games, or writing them isn’t working, then by making little stories (not rhymes because these are auditory) with emotion, and adding picture and color to the math fact, the child finds that it is easy to recall. This is using an easy, inexpensive learning strategy that totally transforms how a child remembers something as important as math facts. This type of teaching applies to all areas of curriculum. "

One of the resources this website provide leads me to find diannecraft.org. This website do sells flashcard. I heard that flash cards make kids learning much effective and fun. I already plan to get one when my lil one comes around.

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