Reading and brain

The blog is the reflection of something I read in the our Group in dingo

The Link is below. It is written by Kathleen Lees

I read this article because I am interested in biomedical engineering, specifically for the brain. I heard recently that they discovered a dish shaped equipment that is small enough to hold the baby's head. It will measure every single brain cell's activity monitoring for any kind of abnormalities. Looking at the pictures I though it is an article about that kind of invention. But not so.

The study was done by umiko Hoeft, MD, PhD, senior author and an associate professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at UCSF, and member of the UCSF Dyslexia Center, The researchers examined the brain scans of the kindergarten students. The study found that the volume of brain's white matter is related to reading. They believe this discovery will help one understand the nurocognitive behavior of students who have reading disabilities.

It may be expensive to use in schools at the early stage of using these neurocognitive profiles,If the study is conclusive about the relationship between white matter and reading,it will be a great tool for teachers as well as students. Looking at education from the point of n physical health is unique.yet this is not a conclusive test.

Chapter 2 of the textbook says that if a child is exposed to stimulating environments along with proper nutrition is inevitable.

IF there is a study that observe a child from birth at regular intervals up to kindergarten, looking at the white matter of children, the study may be conclusive.

Doing brain scans for babies may not be healthy in the long run.

So as much as the nurocognitive profiles may help a teacher identify the struggling readers, it will not help them develop their reading skill. So providing a stumulating envioremnt through out the growing years are very important for developing their learning skills of the children