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More Than a Dozen Ways to Build Movement Into Learning Physical activity that amplifies learning can have a powerful effect on retention and engagement—it’s also fun.

Looks like a great new resource for parents & teachers alike!

Rita Wirtz is a best friend to fellow reading educators. We are delighted to be gifted a copy of the latest edition of her book: "Reading Champions! Teaching Reading Made Easy!"​ In this extraordinary volume is found every resource, including Brain Gym​(R)​, to meet the needs of children of all ages and ability levels as they learn to read.

Parents and educators will appreciate th​is ​book as a rich, ​multilayered resource for supporting young learners in becoming active and enthusiastic readers. We love the section on the mechanics of reading, including the physicality of movement and directionality, ​and offering some playful ways to learn to track print.

Children will surely enjoy the ​Phonics ​Dance​,​ song samplers​,​ ​Keys to ​the ​​Alphabet, and other games to ​prompt the discover​y of​ phonetic rules. phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency. Make your back-to-school​ ​planning easier!​

Rita, a former ​​school principal, continues serving as a keynote speaker, educator, and featured blogger on​ Bam Radio Network. You can find her book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Champions-Second-Teaching-Made/dp/1489733965/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&qid=1629057731&refinements=p_27%3ARita+M.+Wirtz+MA&s=books&sr=1-1&text=Rita+M.+Wirtz+MA

The Breakthroughs International Conference first virtual conference, hosted this year in Malaysia, will be offering nine keynote presentations, and much more.

Check out this presentation to learn some simple Brain Gym activities that relieve stress in only minutes. Go to the Conference link to see 1 minute video clips from many of the presentations that will be offered: https://btic2021.online/

Thanks to Hearts at Play Move, Learn, Bloom for sharing this: A compelling article on the research on myopia in children: Some research finds that visual patterns seen outdoors may be part of the reason more outdoor time lessens children's chances of getting myopia. Other research on impacts of screen time or reading distance are concerning; also not conclusive. In other research, a forward-head position, as seen in the photo of the child, correlates highly with myopia. [2020: Kolhatkar]

Short-sightedness is increasing in children – and researchers are still trying to understand why Researchers are still uncovering how modern lifestyles may be causing this increase.