During the year, a basic program was initiated that included Brain Gym several times during the day for a few minutes each time, with individual Brain Gym work as the learner called for it.
Method: Pre-tests and post-tests were completed using the Brigance Inventory of Basic Skills. Prior to beginning the program, students exhibited one or more of the following behavior patterns: Hyperactivity, Attention Problems, Disruptive, Learning Difficulties, Inability to control behavior in alignment with social norms, Marked discrepancy between seemingly high verbal skills and inability to communicate effectively, Erratic/non-graceful or poorly controlled movements. Hannaford implemented a year long program in Hawaii School District, incorporating Brain Gym in the classroom with nineteen 5th graders in Special Education. #1 Research by Carla Hannaford, Ph.D, Biologist and Educatorīackground: In 1989-90, Dr. Nicolson and Fawcett: Annals of Dyslexia 1994: (Deficits in cognitive and motor skills among children with dyslexia.)īudde and Voelcker-Rehage, Neuroscience Letters 2008: (Acute Coordinative Exercise Improves Attentional Performance in Adolescents.) Pope and Whitely: European Journal of Special Needs Education 2003: (Cerebellar/vestibular brain function linked to exercise-based interventions.) Pinilla and Ying: Journal of Neurophysiology 2002 : (Voluntary Exercise induces sequence that promotes neuroplasticity.) Movement-Based Research (outside of Brain Gym): Peer-reviewed controlled study at Cal Poly by Khalsa, Morris, and Sifft, published in Perceptual and Motor Skills 1987.
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