ATTENTION FAMILIES OF CHILDREN AGES 6 to 14:
TAKE PART IN BRAIN RESEARCH!!
We are currently looking for children with and without reading disabilities to participate in a research study to learn more about how children become good readers.
WHAT: 2 days of paper & pencil tasks, computerized tests, and some children will receive Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans of the brain
WHERE: Kennedy Krieger Institute - 707 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD
BENEFITS: Free individualized IQ and school (reading) testing with summary of your child’s performance provided. Some children will receive free MRI.
CONTACT: Pam Yerby (443) 923-9250
[email protected]
Laurie E. Cutting, Ph.D., Principal Investigator
Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Here is a link to a wonderful essay by Geraldine Rogers, critiquing some recent brain research, such as that by Sally Shaywitz, which was published recently, also had a big spread in Newsweek.
You might think twice whether the free MRI is worth the trouble!
Scroll down on Don Potte’s website to find the link to the essay. It is gripping reading for those who are enthralled by this subject.
http://www.donpotter.net/ed.htm