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Hi, Your children are undergoing a number of mental and physical changes every day. Brain develops at a very rapid rate in short cycles of bursts. These changes are very critical and play an important role in the overall development of brain. Developing very critical brain functions in your children seem to be far more important than any other activities. As you touch, sing lullabies, hold, hug, rock and sing to your children, you can expect their brain functions to improve in a remarkable manner. These simple actions will help your children develop highly critical network of brain cells, neurons and nerve fibers. How quickly and efficiently these network connections occur can significantly influence the rate of efficiency with which the brain acts and functions. You should be aware of early brain development in your children. However, it is also important that you should not worry too much about it. What you need to do is to follow very simple methods and guidelines to make your children's brain smarter and efficient. Just remember that your children are actually born smart and intelligent. It is just that they are yet to go through that elusive "brain-nurturing" process. Your children are yet to learn a number of skills, techniques and process in their childhood. As a parent, you can give a boost to those processes. Brain boosting is an intricate process of transforming an already equipped brain into a full-pledged and efficiently working system. An ability to provide varied experiences and invaluable brain building activities to children is the hallmark of an influential parent. You may wish to work hard to provide these experiences to your child to make them brain smart. All the best! Thought for today: Best Regards, Please visit our sponsor ad web site below. Thanks to our sponsor for keeping this a free newsletter. Stimulating Brain Power in Children Stimulating Brain Power in Children: Simple Things Parents Can Do Q1: I have just received a psychological on a student identified as Specific Learning Difficulty (SLD) in reading comprehension only. His scores are as follows: Verbal Comprehension (110), Perceptual Reasoning (82) Working Memory (102) Processing Speed (85 ) Processing Speed (85) Full Scale IQ (94) All WJ-III scores are within the average range - the lowest being 85 - which was in Reading Fluency. I am concerned about the point scatter between Verbal Comprehension and Perceptual Reasoning. What is this indicative of? The last psychological testing was done when this child was in first grade. Decision was made at that time to identify him as SLD because of a discrepancy between cognitive ability and reading comprehension. This child is now in sixth grade. A: Specific Learning Disability (SLD) is generally defined as a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using spoken or written language. This may manifest itself in problems and ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or do mathematical calculations. It includes conditions such as perceptual disabilities, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia ... Continue to read Dr. Sandhu's answer on Specific Learning Difficulty (SLD) in Reading Comprehension here. Q2: My daughter is 5 years old this year. She could recognize all the 26 letters and numbers 1 - 10 before she turned 18 months old. I actually did not spend much time teaching her, only casually pointed out the letters on the book covers to her (we have a few hundred books at home). When she was 2 years old, she was able to memorize my mobile phone number, and she can dial my number on her own without any assistance. She can also count up to 20. A: Your child has most of the distinct traits of a gifted child. Her drawings are very impressive especially the intricate details. I am not sure how much more you can do since you are definitely on the right track in terms of sticking a balance between challenging and stimulating versus difficult tasks ... Continue to read Dr. Sandhu's answer on Possibly Gifted Child here. Q3: My 6 year old daughter (in Kindergarten) has always appeared gifted in that she knew how to spell her name at 18 months, had 1:1 correspondence at 26 months, could read at 4, is now reading at 3rd grade levels, has always required little rest or sleep time, and is exceedingly creative. She just had a K-Bit test administered at school and scored a 133 verbal, 96 nonverbal. Her nonverbal age equivalent was younger than her age and by all accounts from her teachers, friends and family she is exceedingly mature for her age. The administrator said that the split is fairly uncommon. A: Read Dr. Sandhu's answer on Disparity between Verbal and Nonverbal Scores here.
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