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What Experts Have to Say about Child (Brain) Development By 4, a child's brain is more than twice as active as an adult's..."Children need a flood of information, a banquet, a feast."- Martha Pierson, Baylor College of Medicine"If we teach our children early enough, it will affect the organization, or 'wiring,' of their brains."- Michael Phelps, UCLA biophysicisthttp://www.riggsinst.org/BrainPower.aspx "Almost everyone believes young children who are provided stimulating learning opportunities will have higher IQs and perform better in school," - Dr Edward L. Schor, MD, Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics(FAAP) "We have twice as many neuronal connections between the cells in our brains at 8 months of age as we do at 12 years of age. We seem to be programmed as a species to learn very early, during the first few years of life...'" - Ron Lally, EdD, Director of the Center for Child and Family Studies at WestEd, San Francisco http://www.nccic.org/hcca/nl/jan99/earlybra.html The kind of care a child receives plays a big role in how the brain chooses to wire itself. Parents who talk and read to their babies are helping them develop important language connections. And parents who respond sensitively to their baby's cries are building the emotional connections that lead to healthier relationships. http://www.fcs.uga.edu/pubs/current/FACS01-1.html Reading has long been the foundation of learning, self-sufficiency, and productive employment. As we move into the 21st century, all children will need to achieve levels of literacy higher than ever before in order to participate in America’s high-skill workplaces. http://ceee.gwu.edu/Products_Literacy/helpachild.pdf Should Kindergarten Children be Redshirted ? Study indicates that the driving variable wasn’t how old the kids were, but how prepared the kids were by their preschool, day care, and home environment. The better-prepared kids learned more.
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