by Hanifa K. Cook | Jun 22, 2023 | Language
Childhoodspeech started as a way to discover and understand the mind of a child from the lens of an adult. I have gathered more than 14 years of experience. I was once just a blogger. Now I am a professional speaker, published author and certified trainer and coach. As I seek to revive childhoodspeech, I reflect upon this experience by reconnecting with inspiration and returning to writing.
by Hanifa K. Cook | Dec 26, 2011 | Language, Learning Skills, Writing
Contrary to popular belief, taking notes does not improve memory. It merely helps us store information in auxiliary memory, analogous to data and information in the computer which is stored for future use. I never understood this logic until recently when I wanted so badly to FORGET things I don’t want to remember.
by Hanifa K. Cook | Aug 27, 2009 | Learning Skills
Can we write without reading? This post is a response to questions to understand more about writing and reading: Let’s assume you do not understand Mandarin. Try writing the Mandarin character you see in the above picture or write/read this sentence...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Aug 25, 2009 | Language, Learning Skills, Personal Blog
What activates reading? What do we read? When do we read? Here are 47 things: Blog Articles Songs Poetry Drama Advertisements Billboards Television Brochures Grocery packages Grocery receipts Bills Bank Statements Notes Text messages Emails Magazines Tabloids...
by Hanifa K. Cook | May 30, 2009 | Learning Skills
The areas in your brain that process this information for your memory are the hippocampus (the primitive structure in the brain), amygadala (processes emotion), cerebral cortex (used for processing information for long term memory such as languages) and network of...
