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 works with the cortex – the thinking brain. By writing to unlock the left hemisphere – the language – your child is able to read, write, perform math and thus learn successfully.
Relative to Dyslexia research, Jeanette states that it indicates dyslexia is tied to the cerebellum. According to Jeanette’s research, the human cerebellum contains more (neurons) than all the rest of the brain combined. This area which controls movement, should be reached via handwriting to gain benefits of successful learning.
Theoretically, the activity of the cerebellum’s right lobe is sent to the cortex of the left hemisphere (language area). According to researchers Heneritta and Allen Lenier, “Anatomical evidence and behavioral evidence combine to suggest that this enlarged cerebellum (in the human brain) contributes not only to motor function, but also to some sensory, cognitive, linguistic, and emotional aspects of behaviors.”
“A neuropsychological theory of motor skill learning is based on the idea that learning grows directly out of motor control processes” (Willingham, 1998). From repeating the motion of handwriting to form letters and words, etc. this type of motor skill will lessen impulse control for ADD ADHD while priming the brain for the learning process will be the outcome.
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source: Jeannette Farmer Web Site
Blessings and Brain Power,
Colleen
