A recent study from Hong Kong has suggested that the language you speak (and wereraised to read) is linked to structural and functional brain differences.
In this study from Hong Kong Univeristy, English speakers with dyslexia were found to typically have functional abnormalities and less grey matter in posterior parts of the brain, where as Chinese speakers experiencing dyslexia were found to have functional and structural abnormalities in the left middle frontal region of the brain.
So, the same behavioral outcome may result from two very different biological basis. Or is it the demands of the language shape the brain differently for people who have the same cognitive profile? Either way, it's a case for UDL.
If you're interested: Dyslexia Differs by Language
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Friday, May 2, 2008
UDL!
It's Final Project time, and a I was surfing around youtube, I stumbled across some other school's UDL finl projects!
This is an introduction to an American Civil War Unit. With a great, quick, introduction of what UDL is!
This one focuses on teaching Kindergarteners about math and fractions, with a great introduction on the goal of the lesson explicitly stated a the beginning:
A few more for your perusal:
This is an introduction to an American Civil War Unit. With a great, quick, introduction of what UDL is!
This one focuses on teaching Kindergarteners about math and fractions, with a great introduction on the goal of the lesson explicitly stated a the beginning:
A few more for your perusal:
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