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The REP that makes kids smart

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Even Eminem does not know this refrain. But if he will listen to it, it will never come out of his head: R.E.P. it! Rational, Emotional and Practical. They are the three profiles of learners, that teachers (or parents) always must consider if they want to create lessons that involve everyone and bring out the best in students. REP is inside Everyone Previous studies found out that learning happens only when three functioning are working: physical movement/perception, motivation, and cognitive reasoning. These three functions compose a neurological network that makes them interdependent (Cuenca-Martínez et al., 2020). Indeed, when learning, is fundamental to: - activate the body : mobility and perception allow self-awareness, perception of the external world and subsequent organization for action. It gives the data for rational reasoning (Campos et al., 2017; Mayer et al., 2009b); - activate motivation : it gives a value to the physical experience and it provides the energy to involve i...

The magic spell(ing) to make your baby a genius

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It is not Alacazam, neither Windgardium Leviosa but "TASI": Touch, Audio, Spelling , and Images . These are the bases of a good communication that parents and teachers can use to  improve children's development of cognitive, socio-emotional and decision-making skills, self-confidence, discipline, etc. ( Bird et al., 2009; Bost et al., 2010; Fivush, 2014; Glascoe & Leew, 2010; Hernandez et al., 2018; Kelly & Bailey, 2012; Minami, 2001; Peterson et al., 2006; Root & Jenkins, 2005; Salmon et al., 2008, 2011). "TASI" COMMUNICATION In communication individuals bring personal neuronal representations (thoughts and association) and transmit and percieve them through the senses and words. To really communicate with another person is crucial understanding how they use the senses - Touch, Audio and Images - and words - Spelling - (Amirhosseini & Kazemian, 2019; Budiman et al., 2018; Lashkarian & Sayadian, 2015; Petrovici & Stanciu, 2017) . T.ou...