Read interview with author on ReaderViews.com Dr. Paul Dennison is an internationally known educator and authority on cognitive skills and reading achievement. A pioneer in the field of applied neuroscience, Dr. Dennison has conducted years of research at his learning centers into reading achievement and its relation to brain development. He has developed the movement-based learning known today as Educational Kinesiology. Dr. Dennison has written eight books, which have been distributed through eighty countries in forty languages, with a total sold of over 415,000 copies. During the last twenty-five years, Dr. Dennison has taught workshops in movement-based learning in more than fifteen countries, being presented with numerous honors, including the Reading Excellence through the Arts (RETA) Award in association with the International Reading Association. |
Brain Gym and Me: Reclaiming the Pleasure of Learning
Synopsis: The Brain Gym® program is actually just one slice of an entirely new field of study on the learning process that Dennison and his wife, Gail, have developed: Educational Kinesiology. Educational Kinesiology is a comprehensive science and language of movement as it relates to learning; the Brain Gym® program is a physical exercise program comprised of movements that have been found effective to activate and build new neural pathways for improved cognitive readiness and academic performance. Dennison’s groundbreaking work in movement-based learning has been internationally recognized with numerous honors, including the Reading Excellence through the Arts Award in association with the International Reading Association. |