Brain Strategies
Make Learning Easier!
Would you like to discover ways to help your
child (and you!) retain information quickly and easily? We have
all heard the saying that children learn more easily than
adults. How many times have you asserted that you forgot
something due to your “age”? ?
Neurological experts are finding that adults can also learn with
ease when placed in a “childlike” learning environment. This is
much easier accomplished at home than in a public school. Let’s
explore some strategies to help anyone learn with greater ease!
Strategies for Accelerated Learning
First, a stress-free environment allows greater facilitation of
learning. No fear of failure increases your child’s willingness
to risk and try creative, unconventional methods to solve
problems. We promote this environment by talking to our children
about our expectations.
For instance, create an atmosphere primed for learning by
explaining to your child that part of the learning process –
really understanding and mastering a topic – involves making
mistakes. All human beings make mistakes, and wise ones learn
from them! So there is no cause for worry if you try something
and it doesn’t work they way you thought; try something
different.
If you don’t understand something or keep getting it wrong, take
a break and do something fun. Tell yourself you’ll try again
later. Come back to the subject another time when you are
feeling more refreshed.
Making learning fun by using games, drama, movement, music and
art will encourage a love for learning. Why is this dedication
so important?
When you love something, you want to do it automatically on your
own without coercion because you’re curious. You know you have
the tools to discover and explore by yourself.
What a delight to the mother who has a plethora of household
tasks awaiting! Your child will come to you for help when he
needs it. Once he’s got the idea and is using the taught skill
in research, you will not have to stand over him watching every
movement.
Remember, when a person enjoys what he’s doing, understanding
and retention are high. There is no need to create tortuous
learning conditions. Some of us recall writing our spelling
words 25 times each, looking them up in the dictionary so we
could write definitions we didn’t understand, and using the
entire unrelated spelling list to compose a story that was
supposed to make sense. We also remember forgetting those words
right after Friday’s Spelling test!
Why not use exciting games to learn math facts, spelling words,
and important lists? The learning occurs faster, eliminating the
need for costly workbooks full of drill and practice pages.
Let’s explore some brain strategies discovered by researchers to
make learning easy!
Move to Learn
