Understanding - Making connections

Understanding is the awareness of the connection between individual pieces of information. Understanding allows us to put knowledge to use and it therefore represents a deeper level than simple knowledge. The process of understanding uses many different parts of the brain and involves both brain-halves.

Like memory, understanding begins with taking in information through our senses, filtering and combining the impressions from all senses and linking it to existing memories, knowledge and understanding. It is easier to understand something that is similar to something we already know than to understand a totally new concept. Linking new information to existing knowledge is essential to help the process of understanding.

Understanding an instruction, actions by others, a process or a concept relies on accurate sensory processing and efficient memory. The ability to make internal visual and auditory representations of the received information is an essential step in the process of understanding. How fast this process takes place will also determine how successful a person is in understanding, learning or responding to situations.

The five senses – hearing, vision, touch, smell and taste – plus our sense of balance and where our body is in the space around us (proprioception) all contribute to how we learn and develop. How the brain receives, filters, processes and interprets the signals from these senses determines how we perceive reality and how we react, behave and express ourselves. The SAS methods are specifically designed to strengthen sensory processing and improve inter-hemispheric synchronisation and communication. The structured training and coaching programmes improve speech & pronunciation, reading & writing, attention & understanding and lead to better behavioural, social and emotional expression.

If you are interested in overcoming limitations, boosting achievement and creating a happier life, then find out how SAS is helping children and adults of all abilities become more successful:

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