The Five Principles of Good Writing
October 20, 2009 by colleen
Filed under Brain Training to Improve Learning, Handwriting, Writing Skills
“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 group of [...]
Handwriting and Its Link to Dyslexia
October 18, 2009 by colleen
Filed under Brain Training to Improve Learning, Handwriting
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 turns [...]