With the excitement of the Overcomers, Inc. Book, I wanted to post an interview with one of the authors. I do hope you enjoy reading the following as much as I did! Lauren P. Salamone Lauren P. Salamone — author and mentor — inspires college students with her philosophy that a positive transformation in college [...]
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Oct
The Five Principles of Good Writing
“The Five Principles of Good Writing” by Colleen Bain Principle 1: Good writers set a “purpose” for their writing. Setting a purpose for writing helps to provide direction and focus. There are several types of purposes for writing such as persuasive, technical, professional, etc. Principle 2: Good writers consider their audience. The audience is the [...]
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Oct
Handwriting and Its Link to Dyslexia
Handwriting’s unique capacity to “train the brain” is because it uses “bottom up processing” to influence “top down processing” (Farmer, 2009). The following was taken from Jeanette Farmer’s work relative to using handwriting as a means to train the brain. Jeanette’s research findings prove that handwriting connects to the brain via the cerebellum which in [...]
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Oct
Discover Magazine
Syndicated from Discover Magazine Mind and Brain News. Discover Magazine Mind and Brain My new story on psychology’s problem with replications | Not Exactly Rocket ScienceMay 16, 2012, 4:23 pm – I have a new feature out in Nature looking at two big problems within the field of psychology. First, the field is almost entirely [...]
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Oct
LD Online News
Syndicated from Ldonline.org. Ldonline.org ADHD Behavioral Therapy May Be More Effective Than Drugs in Long RunMay 17, 2012, 1:31 pm – Cognitive and behavioral therapies that help young people reduce impulsivity and cultivate good study habits are costlier and take longer to administer, but may be more efficacious over time according to new findings.Executive Function [...]
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