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Word Learning

Word Learning Using the Right Brain Harold Blau Richard Sinatra Data concerning hemispheric specialization have been ac- cumulating steadily throughout the seventies, and we now have reasonably accurate knowledge of the location of certain learn- ing functions. We are beginning to understand that puzzling educational phenomena have a plausible physiological, neurological basis. The left hemisphere of the brain is specialized for linguistic, analytic, abstract, sequential processing (Witelson 1976). It "puts it all together," as in remembering facts in an orderly, systematic way and producing them on demand. It is the part of the brain we all use in conceptualizing an outcome and working out a strategy to achieve it. These are the very abilities we require of kids in school, and this is wh y school is often described as "left brained." The right hemisphere is used for nonlinguistic, spatial (ar- tistic), holistic processes including manual pattern recognition (Masland 1979). For example, recognition of faces, objects, and place, and the ability to see many details at once as a whol e are Harold Blau, PhD, Box 305, 195-21 Hillside Ave., Hollis, NY 11423, is an education consultant to St. Vincent's Child Care Center, Brooklyn, New York. Richard Sinatra, PhD, is the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Academic Therapy SAGE

Word Learning

Blau, Harold; Sinatra, Richard
Academic Therapy , Volume 17 (1): 7 – Sep 1, 1981
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Using the Right Brain Harold Blau Richard Sinatra Data concerning hemispheric specialization have been ac- cumulating steadily throughout the seventies, and we now have reasonably accurate knowledge of the location of certain learn- ing functions. We are beginning to understand that puzzling educational phenomena have a plausible physiological, neurological basis. The left hemisphere of the brain is specialized for linguistic, analytic, abstract, sequential processing (Witelson 1976). It "puts it all together," as in remembering facts in an orderly, systematic way and producing them on demand. It is the part of the brain we all use in conceptualizing an outcome and working out a strategy to achieve it. These are the very abilities we require of kids in school, and this is wh y school is often described as "left brained." The right hemisphere is used for nonlinguistic, spatial (ar- tistic), holistic processes including manual pattern recognition (Masland 1979). For example, recognition of faces, objects, and place, and the ability to see many details at once as a whol e are Harold Blau, PhD, Box 305, 195-21 Hillside Ave., Hollis, NY 11423, is an education consultant to St. Vincent's Child Care Center, Brooklyn, New York. Richard Sinatra, PhD, is the

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Published: Sep 1, 1981

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