RESEARCH READINGS

Gogate,Lakshmi, J., Walker-Andrews, Arlene S., and Lorraine Bahrick. (2001). "The Inter-sensory Origins of Word Comprehension: An Ecological-Dynamic Systems View," Developmental Science, 4(1): 1-37.

Kaye, K.L. and T.G.R. Bower. (1994). "Learning and intermodal transfer of information in newborns," Psychological Science, 5, 286–288.

Kohn, Alfie. (1999). "Early Childhood Education: The Case Against Direct Instruction of Academic Skills," in The Schools Our Children Deserve, New York: Houghton-Mifflin.

MacAlpine, Michelle L. (1998). "Microdevelopment in Autism: The Power of Play," Dissertation, University of Texas at Dallas, Dept. of Human Development, Communication Science, Cognition and Neuroscience.

MacAlpine, Michelle L. (2004). Brain Training: New Hope for Children with Delayed Development. Plano, TX: Brain Training Associates.

MacAlpine, Michelle L. (2006). Sensory Processing Disorders. Plano, TX: Brain Training Associates

MacAlpine, Michelle L. (2011). Samurai Teacher: A Complete Guide to Brain-Based Education. Plano, TX: Brain Training Associates.

Percaccio, Cherie R. (2006)."Environmental Enrichment Increases Response Strength and Paired-Pulse Depression of Auditory Cortex Neurons," Dissertation, University of Texas at Dallas, Dept. of Cognition and Neuroscience.

Thompson, Paul M., Giedd, J.N., Woods, Roger P., MacDonald, David, Evans, Alan C., and Arthur W. Toga. (2000). "Growth Patterns in the Developing Brain Detected by Using Coninuum Mechnaical Tensor Maps," Nature, 404: 190-193.

PIRLS International Report 2006 IEA's Progress in International Reading Literacy Study in Primary School in 40 Countries.

TIMSS Advanced 2008 International Report: Findings from IEA's Study of Achievement of Advanced Mathematics and Physics in the Final Year of Secondary School.