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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

 
PROFESSIONAL WRITING- all articles published in 2000 are downloadable

2005 "A Theory of Marks and Mind: the effect of notional systems on homind brain evolution and child development with an emphasis on exchanges between mothers and children," Medical Hypotheses Journal, V64(2):417-427. This article is downloadable in on-site version by permission by Elsevier. Hypertext link to Medical Hypotheses ScienceDirect Page at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03069877
2004 "Scribbles: The missing link in a bio-evolutionary theory of language with implications for human consciousness," Toward a Science of Consciousness 2004, Tucson, abstract #209. This article is downloadable in on-site version.
2003 "Scribbling, Drawing, Reading and Writing," Life Learning, a magazine for home schooling, January/February, 2003, pages 23-27. This article is downloadable in on-site version.
2002 The Thinking Child: a handbook for parents. How Literacy starts at home with scribbling and drawing. The Drawing/Writing Program, Drawing/Writing Publications, Amherst, MA. This handbook is downloadable in on-site version.
2002 "The Scribble Hypothesis: Invisible brain building," Life Learning, July/August 2002, pages 10-12. This article is downloadable in on-site version.
2002 "The Neurological Significance of Children's Drawings: The Scribble Hypothesis," Journal of Visual Literacy, volume 22, number 2, 107-128. This article is downloadable in on-site version.
2001 "Very Young Children's Drawings and Human Consciousness," Toward a Science of Consciousness 2001, abstract #224, Skovde, Sweden. This article is downloadable in on-site version.
1999 "Arts-based education in a technological society,” Focus alumni magazine, Westfield State College, Westfield, MA.
1997 Drawing/Writing and the new literacy: where verbal meets visual. A textbook for teachers. Drawing/Writing Publications:Amherst, MA. Order information is available on this site.
1993-1994 "The Valley Charter Middle School: Integrating Education and Health Care," a proposal accepted by the Massachusetts Office of Education
1993 "Wellness Work; Health Care, Arts and Technologies Providing Education, Training, Testing and Evaluation at the Community Level," an award-winning model in the America 2000 National Competition.
1992 "The Thinking Child: More like the World. An Holistic Model Combining Education and Economics," an award-winning proposal accepted by the America 2000 National Competition.
1991-1992 "Neurobiolgoical Guidelines for Education," National Forum of Teacher Education Journal, vol. 1, 12-20.
1991 "Drawing/Writing and the Native American Middle School Student: Multi-Cultural Applications of a Brain Research-Based Writing Program," presented at New England Educational Research Conference, NEERO, Portsmouth, NH.
1990-1991 "Drawing/Writing: Effects of a Brain Research-Based Writing Program on Children’s Thinking Skills," National Forum of Teacher Education Journal, vol. 7, number 3, pp. 87- 100.
1990 "Drawing/Writing: A brain-based writing program designed to develop descriptive, analytical and inferential thinking skills at the elementary school level," dissertation, UMASS School of Education doctoral program:Amherst, MA.
1990 "Neurobiological guidelines for education," NFEAS Journal, Nova University, Alexandria, Louisiana.
1990 "Drawing/Writing: Effects of a Brain Research-Based Writing Program on Children's Thinking Skills," NFEAS Journal.
1990-1991 "Drawing/Writing: Effects of a Brain Research-Based Writing Program on Children’s Thinking Skills," National Forum of Teacher Education Journal, vol. 7, number 3, pp. 87- 100.

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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

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