Language and Reading

The videos on Language and Reading provided great information about brain development in children.  As a future elementary school teacher, it's interesting to see how much brain development happens before the child arrives in the classroom. You have to hope that the children received good care from their parents/caregivers in the early years to give them the best possible opportunities in school.While some sensitive periods will have passed by the time they reach the classroom, the brain remains plastic.  The teacher must work with children of all levels of language development to help the students reach their potential.