ALL KINDS OF MINDS The brain is a

ALL KINDS OF MINDS • The brain is a unique organ that gives us the power to think, move, plan, speak and imagine. • Scientists have been finding out a great deal about the way students’ minds work.

NEURO-DEVELOPMENTAL FRAMEWORK Neuro – nerves (brain) Development – growth Neuro-development growth of our brain – the

NOT ALL STUDENTS HAVE THE SAME BRAIN Every student has a set of strengths and weaknesses that make up a learning profile. It is our goal to identify these strengths and weaknesses, and decide what strategies to use to overcome these weaknesses with our strengths

8 NEURODEVELOPMENTAL WAYS OF STUDENTS LEARNING Attention – system of controls that help students with such tasks as working consistently each day

8 NEURODEVELOPMENTAL WAYS OF STUDENTS LEARNING Higher Order Cognition – Human thinking – creativity, reasoning, critical thinking

8 NEURODEVELOPMENTAL WAYS OF STUDENTS LEARNING Language Receptive: Processing and understanding communication Expressive: Communicating orally and in writing

8 NEURODEVELOPMENTAL WAYS OF STUDENTS LEARNING Memory – Ability to record, store, and retrieve learned information

8 NEURODEVELOPMENTAL WAYS OF STUDENTS LEARNING Neuromotor Function – connections between brain and muscles

8 NEURODEVELOPMENTAL WAYS OF STUDENTS LEARNING Social Cognition – Success in social relationships with peers, parents, and teachers

8 NEURODEVELOPMENTAL WAYS OF STUDENTS LEARNING Temporal Sequential Ordering - Interpret, remember and create information in a specific order

8 NEURODEVELOPMENTAL WAYS OF STUDENTS LEARNING Spatial Order – Ability to distinguish between spatial configurations, such as a circle and square, or to remember related information