Optimizing Early Brain and Motor Development

Connections that are not made by activity, or are weak, are “pruned away,” much like the pruning of dead or weak branches of a tree. If the neurons are used, they become incorporated into the circuitry of the brain. Due to differences in experience, not even alike twins are wired the same.

1.Provide kids with lots of sensory-motor experiences, particularly of the visual-motor variety. This would comprise activities that put together visual information with fine- and gross-motor movements. Such activities incorporate striking, kicking, and catching.

2.Include a variety of basic gross-motor actions that engross postural control, coordination of movements, and locomotion – crawling, creeping, body rolling, and jumping.

3.Combine movement activities and music. Although the jury is still out regarding the relationship between musical experience and precise academic achievement, the combination of music with movement presents an outstanding learning medium for young kids.

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