How do Brain Gym activities differ from other interventions?
The 26 Brain Gym activities were studied and developed over a 35 year period. These movements are developmentally based and relate to specific and well established reflexes that children normally complete on their own if given enough early freedom of physical movement, and if they incur no injury or stress to inhibit these natural movement experiences. The Brain Gym® activities are effective because they address specific movements on which auditory, visual, and tactile skills depend. Academic success depends on having these auditory and other skills in place. These skills could be called the physical skills (rather than the mental skills) of learning. Who developed this program? Brain Gym®, a learning readiness program, used in schools, homes and businesses in more than 70 countries around the world was founded on the research of educator Paul E. Dennison Ph.D. and his wife Gail Dennison. Brain Gym® has been honored by the National Learning Foundation in Washington DC as educational st
