New Standards for Students and Teachers

About the Book & Author •• Courses & Workshops •• Sample Syllabus •• Order Drawing/Writing •• Sample Drawing/Writing •• Drawing/Writing Bulletin Board •• 13 principles for brain-compatible teaching and parenting •• Terms and Powerful Ideas •• The Scribble Hypothesis - The Entire Paper •• The Scribble Hypothesis - Abstract with Research Questions •• Paper in progress: The abstract for the paper Infant Laughter, Toddlers' Scribbles and the Metaphorical Three Year old •• Scribbles: The missing link in a theory of human language in which mothers and children play major roles •• Scribbles: The Missing Link in a Bio-Evolutionary Theory of Human Language with Implications for Human Consciousness - Presented at poster session, "Towards a Science of Consciousness 2004" •• Speaking in Tongues, or Glossolalia, consciousness states, and the mind/body benefits of fluent spiritual speech: Extending the purpose of linguistic experience - To be presented at poster session, "Towards a Science of Consciousness 2006" •• A Theory of Marks and Mind: the effect of notational systems on hominid brain evolution and child development with an emphasis on exchanges between mothers and children •• Multiple Literacies •• Article: The Scribble Hypothesis - Invisible Brain Building •• Scribbling, Drawing, Reading and Writing. Are these skills connected? A Parent’s questions, a teacher’s answers •• Just for Parents •• New Standards for Students and Teachers •• The Thinking Child: A handbook for parents •• Research Questions by chapters, appended to the forthcoming book: The Scribble Hypothesis: How Marks Change Minds

© 2002 Susan Rich Sheridan

The Literate Mind

New Standards for Students and Teachers

NEW STANDARDS FOR STUDENTS

SUSTAINED ATTENTION
SELF-ORGANIZATION
SELF-REGULATION
EXPERIENCE WITH A RANGE OF MARK-MAKING SYSTEMS, OR MULTIPLE LITERACIES STARTING WITH SCRIBBLES INCLUDING DRAWING, WRITING, MATHEMATICAL AND MUSICAL NOTATION.
THE HABIT OF TRANSLATING ACROSS SIGN SYSTEMS TO GET AT MEANING: THAT IS OF TURNING A DRAWING INTO WRITING, WRITING INTO MUSIC, MUSIC INTO MATHEMATICS.
THE HABIT OF SELF-REFLECTION AND SELF-ASSESSMENT.

NEW STANDARDS FOR TEACHERS

A SOCRATIC, ADDUCTIVE APPROACH: THIS APPROACH IS AUTOMATICALLY STUDENT-CENTERED, ALLOWING THE CHILD TO SPEAK FIRST, SHOWING WHAT HE/SHE KNOWS
A WORKSHOP CENTERED APPROACH, WHETHER TEACHING READING, WRITING, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, MUSIC; THIS APPROACH IS AUTOMATICALLY STUDENT-CENTERED, ALLOWING THE CHILD TO EXPERIMENT WITH THE CONTENT VIA DIRECT EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING MARK-MAKING SYSTEMS: i.e. WRITING, DRAWING, USING MATHEMATICAL NOTATION, USING MUSICAL NOTATION.
A WILLINGNESS TO EXPERIMENT WITH MORE THAN ONE SIGN SYSTEM IN THE CLASSROOM; TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO DRAW, WRITE, CALCULATE NUMERICALLY AND ALGEBRAICALLY, COMPOSE MUSICALLY THEIR ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS ABOUT MEANING IN ANY CONTENT AREA.
PROVISIONS FOR STUDENTS TO BE SELF-REFLECTIVE, INCLUDING SELF-ASSESSMENT.

To learn more about The Scribble Hypothesis and signing across systems, a Theory of Multiple Literacies and signing across systems, the five-step program Drawing/Writing and signing across systems, the theory of education called Neuroconstructivism and the curriculum called “The Thinking Child,” to order the textbook or to download papers, click the appropriate links. A book for parents is in progress which includes working with little children across multiple sign systems. Send Dr. Sheridan an email if you are interested in reading the book as it progresses.

ssheridan@drawingwriting.com

Susan Rich Sheridan, 68 Maplewood Drive, Amherst, MA 01002. 413-549-1606

About the Book & Author •• Courses & Workshops •• Sample Syllabus •• Order Drawing/Writing •• Sample Drawing/Writing •• Drawing/Writing Bulletin Board •• 13 principles for brain-compatible teaching and parenting •• Terms and Powerful Ideas •• The Scribble Hypothesis - The Entire Paper •• The Scribble Hypothesis - Abstract with Research Questions •• Paper in progress: The abstract for the paper Infant Laughter, Toddlers' Scribbles and the Metaphorical Three Year old •• Scribbles: The missing link in a theory of human language in which mothers and children play major roles •• Scribbles: The Missing Link in a Bio-Evolutionary Theory of Human Language with Implications for Human Consciousness - Presented at poster session, "Towards a Science of Consciousness 2004" •• Speaking in Tongues, or Glossolalia, consciousness states, and the mind/body benefits of fluent spiritual speech: Extending the purpose of linguistic experience - To be presented at poster session, "Towards a Science of Consciousness 2006" •• A Theory of Marks and Mind: the effect of notational systems on hominid brain evolution and child development with an emphasis on exchanges between mothers and children •• Multiple Literacies •• Article: The Scribble Hypothesis - Invisible Brain Building •• Scribbling, Drawing, Reading and Writing. Are these skills connected? A Parent’s questions, a teacher’s answers •• Just for Parents •• New Standards for Students and Teachers •• The Thinking Child: A handbook for parents •• Research Questions by chapters, appended to the forthcoming book: The Scribble Hypothesis: How Marks Change Minds

Please e-mail your questions or comments for Dr. Sheridan
ssheridan@drawingwriting.com

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