| Dartmouth professor speaks about easing the reading process |
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| Written by Shambhu Sharan, The Shorthorn senior staff | ||||
| Thursday, 05 November 2009 10:01 PM | ||||
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Dartmouth assistant professor Donna Coch presented how the complex reading process can be made easier by using all parts of the brain. Coch presented her research about how education connects to science in a Mind, Brain and Education lecture at the Chemistry and Physics Building. She talked about research on what happens in the brain as children learn to read. She said reading is complex, involving listening, speaking, seeing and generating words, which produces meaning. For example, if people say “pencil,” it will generate the verb “writing.” Learning to read involves the development of multiple skills and neurocognitive systems as well as the coordination of these skills and systems. Those teaching reading are neuro-architects, Coch said. “MBE is a very exciting program,” Coch said. “We need more programs that integrate across multiple perspectives in the service of education.” Jodi Tommerdahl, head of Speech and Language Difficulties Program at the University of Birmingham, UK, attended the presentation. She is hired as an associate professor for MBE and will start teaching January 2010. “It was wonderful to listen to Coch,” she said. “UTA is a great place to be able to collaborate.” MBE director Marc Schwartz said he is happy that MBE is taking a shape in the new field. Views: 384 | E-mail
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