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For three years now kindergartners and first graders at Jordan
Elementary School in Jordan have been running, jumping, crawling and
bouncing for a half hour of classtime every day. It's not
recess; it's S.M.A.R.T training, or Stimulating Maturity Through
Accelarated Readiness Training. The program is available through The Minnesota Learning Resource Center.
Principal
Stacy DeCorsey says since the program came to Jordan Elementary, test
scores have gone up, and students are more focused in class.
What
is it? First Grader Katie Hall says, "We do, like exercises in the
room." Those exercises are more than just fun, though. They stimulate
right/left brain connections, and reinforce class lessons through
movement.
Teachers in other grades are also incorporating
S.M.A.R.T. training techniques into regular classroom teaching, giving
students in the upper grades exposure to learning through movement as
well.
Learn more about the program at Jordan Elementary by viewing the news video on the Kare 11 Web site.(Copyright 2007 by KARE 11. All Rights Reserved.)
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