I finished Reaching the Animal Mind at about 3:30 this morning. Couldn't stop reading! Funny, moving, surprising, informative - what a great book! I enjoyed Karen's adventures in using a marker to train various animals to not only perform, but to think and create. I was surprised to learn the Answers to how the brain uses the click (or other marker), and how it is so different from verbal markers. Chasing down the scientists was a job well done in itself!
I'm fascinated by the use of the Internet to supplement the book so well. The videos, pictures and articles illustrated the stories and brought them to life.
Thanks to Karen for writing this book, as well as her previous books.
Reply: Clicking with kids
There is a you tube video of someone practicing a TAGteaching session reading her dad's memorial. First, she focuses on being able to finish sentences. Next she focuses on not getting emotional when she reads the word die.
Here is the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcDf22bGnTo
I think that if you focused on something that the kids are having particular troubles with. For example, if you have someone who has difficulty with reading, and their problem is that they hesitate before they say each word, you could TAG them for the words that they don't hesitate at.
Good luck!
Thank you NayNay! Simple,
Thank you NayNay! Simple, but you clarified what to look for. I think I can get the kids to click each other, too - should be fun!
TAG or clicking with kids - experiences?
I teach 7th & 8th graders with learning disabilities, ADD and ADHD. AFAIK, it will be reading and US History next year. I'm wondering if any readers have used TAG teaching in academics rather than athletics. I'm definitely a novice at clickertraining (cat & dog) and I can't quite visualize what I would click to help kids learn. Any experience out there?