If you are a parent, you are probably already wondering how to make your children consume the daily recommended amount of fruits and vegetables. This can be a daunting task, particularly with those kids who are “fussy” eaters. And, of course, prevalence of highly palatable foods and snacks in our Western diet does not help […]
National Reading Report Panel provided comprehensive discussion of research evidence in 5 areas of reading instruction: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Text Comprehension. Phonemic awareness refers to noticing, identifying and working with the individual sounds in spoken words. Before children learn to read, they must understand that words are made up of speech sounds, […]
According to American Academy of Neurology, concussion is a biomechanically induced clinical syndrome related to alterations in brain function. The injury can be caused by a direct blow to the head, face, or neck or by a blow elsewhere to the body with force transmitted to the head. Loss of consciousness occurs in only 8%-19% […]