Inspired by Carol Dweck, I regularly teach lessons so that students can see that they can physically strengthen their brain by learning something new (see The Best Resources For Showing Students That They Make Their Brain Stronger By Learning).

Yet another study has just come out reinforcing those findings.

Here’s an excerpt from the Science Daily article, How instruction changes brain circuitry with struggling readers:

On a different matter, though, you can read here why we should use the term “developing readers” instead of “struggling readers.”