Study to Help Kids Improve Reading Suggests Intensive Programs may Rewire Brain
December 16th, 2009
Among children who experience difficulty reading, challenging issues in school and in the world at large may interfere with quality of life. Aiming to improve reading skills, a six month program was developed at Carnegie Mellon University which exposed students to an intensive remedial reading course. The students who participated in the program not only exhibited improved reading ability, but also showed significant changes in cranial white matter, suggesting that their brains had actually been physically altered. The results may have powerful implications for children facing developmental disorders, notes the National Institute of Mental Health, a funding source for the project.
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I am a worried mother of a 5 yr old boy. It is so difficult to get the child to read anything or even read a story at bedtime. All the kid wants to do is play video games at home. My husband doesnt make things easier as he is a game addict and I feel so lost in my pursuit for knowledge. I can see signs of my child dulling when compared to a year ago.
Wow… that a reading activity could actually alter the physical aspect of a child is suprising to say the least. But then children have a greater potential than adults to improve, and it is no different when it comes to the rate of development of the brain.
@Worried Mother
Sorry to know about your situation.I am no expert in this,but I want to suggest you to please try and involve your son in edutainment games.If he is addicted to games,try to get him games that involve learning.This way,he can continue his gaming,while you can be sure that he is learning something and not just wasting his time.Then you can slowly bring in other interactive methods of learning,like maybe an abacus(?) to help him move away from the computer! All the very best :)
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