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Wilmington University - MED 7404

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Five steps to the puzzle pieces of Autism and other intellectual disabilities.  Click on the numbered puzzle pieces to develop a plan for movement in your home learning environment:
1)  Goal setting on the move, drama and role-play.
2)  Energizers and quick games
3) Cross-laterals.
4) Stretching
5) Physical education and recess.
(Jensen, 2005)

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Goal Setting on the Move, Drama, and Role-Play
It is important to do evaluations and assessments to see what goals to set for your child's movement plan.  Assess students answers to important goals for today, this week, this year and why it is important to reach those goals (Assessments in the Disconnected Kids book (pp. 82 - 148) or have the Brain Balance program do assessments ($$$).
Drama and role play commercials, extemporaneous pantomime to dramatize main ideas and goals, and weekly role plays will help students will help to review goals and content for the home learning environment (Jensen, 2005, p. 66).

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Energizers and Quick Games
Find energizer activities that can raise blood pressure/epinephrine levels to reduce restlessness and reinforce what you are teaching in your home learning environment. Examples: Simon Says game, huge jigsaw puzzles, touch and move activities. Play some quick games that include: ball-toss to review content, build vocabulary, storytelling. For example the H-O-R-S-E basketball game to spell and shot, tug-a-war, sing songs while dancing or have verbal debates that included in any of these activities (Jensen, 2005, p. 66)

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Cross-laterals
These activities teach your children to coordinate arm, leg and brain crossover activities; improving connections between the right and left brain hemispheres.  Marching and hitting your knee with the opposite arm or patting your head and rubbing your belling at the same time (Jensen, 2005, p. 67; Melillo, 2009, p 149)

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Stretching
Not only does stretching keep you limber, but it brings more oxygen into your body and brain.  Do slow stretching like yoga or see examples in the author Dr. Robert Melillo's book Disconnected Kids (2009), pp 173-176). Giving errands, walking, jump roping, and allowing more mobility is better than having children sit in a chair all day watching television (Jensen, 2005, p. 67).

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Evidence-based research supports the connection between movement and learning that shows from imaging sources, anatomical studies and clinical data that exercise improves cognitive processing of the brain. Movement and learning have additional benefits for special-needs learners such as autism, ADHD, ADD, dyslexia, behavior challenges,  and other neurological disorders (Melillo, 2009) Especially for special needs learners aspects include:
1)  Those who may be stuck in a counter-productive mental state, movement is a way to change that status.
2)  Movements that involve playing active games helps to activate the brain and stimulate neural networks that will trigger learning.
3)  Helps to increase blood flow and amines (mood chemical in the brain) that helps in mood, thinking and recall.
4)  Possible calming down for overactive students to improve the state of concentration. (Jensen, 2005)

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Child Right Brain - With Wolves & Whales (Volume 1) by Lisa Erhard (2003)
Child Left Brain - The Gargle Guy (Volume 1) by Lisa Erhard (2005)

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Physical Education and Recess (playground)
Children need breaks and movement;  at least 30 minutes a day 3-5 times a week.  Parents should make sure that breaks include fast walking, running, and high energy play to maximize the cognitive effects.  Make sure longer breaks are more valuable than shorter ones and to include some relax calm time should follow the activity to help students focus (Jensen, 2005, p, 67).

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(BrainBalanceSoCal, 2014)
http://www.brainbalancecenters.com

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www.BrainBalanceEncino.com How and WHY the Brain Balance Program is successful! Details of the after-school program, scientific and practical basis for its success, told through the story of a student in the program and Brain Balance staff.

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Jensen, E.  (2005). Teaching with the brain in mind (2 nd ed.).  Alexandria, VA:  Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD).

Melillo, R.  (2009).  Disconnected kids:  The groundbreaking brain balance program for children with autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, and other neurological disorders.  New York:  Penguin Group.

Puzzle Pieces Images provided by Thinkstock by Getty Images.

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Read through more information on the Brain Balance Program - located in Wilmington, Delaware based on Dr. Robert Melillo's book Disconnected Kids.
Order info for Disconnected Kids Book:
https://www.amazon.com/Disconnected-Kids-Groundbreaking-Neurological-Disorders/dp/0399172440/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1510751827&sr=1-1&keywords=disconnected+kids

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Video:  Dr. Melillo Explains the Brain Balance Program 

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Video:  Dr. Melillo Explains the Brain Balance Program 

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Based on years of scientific researcdh, Dr. Melillo's Brain balance program includes:

Customizable exercise regimens that target physical, sensory and academic peformance.

A behavior modification plan

Clean eating program that identifies food sensitivities that can hinder brain development

A follow-up program to reinforce lasting results

(Melillo, 2009)
http://www.brainbalancecenters.com

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This is "Brain Balance E-Book" by Brain Balance on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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Teaching with the Brain in Mind (2nd Ed).

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Teaching with the Brain in Mind (2nd Ed).

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Chapter 4 - pages 60-67
Author:  Eric Jensen
Order info:  https://www.amazon.com/Teaching-Brain-Mind-Revised-2nd/dp/1416600302/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1510751293&sr=8-5&keywords=eric+jensen