BuildingBrainPowerThroughFunandGames
Iconicwordgamestillpopularafter85years;celebrateNationalScrabbleDayonApril
13
THEWOODLANDS,Texas–March31,2016–Althoughmanyboardgamesexperiencea
peakinpopularitythenfadeintoobscurity,oneclassiccontinuestowithstandthetest
oftime.Availableinmanymediumsand29languages,Scrabblecontinuestobring
peopleofallagestogetherinaquesttobuildthehighest-scoringwords.
NationalScrabbleDayisApril13,commemoratingthebirthdateofAlfredMosherButts,
theiconicgame’screator.Andwhiletheofficialrulesofthegamearewellunderstood
byitsaficionados,family-friendlyversionsareascloseasourimaginations.
“Scrabblehelpsbuildwordskillsandsharpenscognitiveandinteractiveskillsinafun
way,somethingnearanddeartoourheartsatTheWoodlandsLearningRx,”saidKim
Bellini,directorofthebrain-trainingcenter.“Withafewsimplemodificationstothe
rules,however,parentsandgrandparentscanturnfamilygamenightintoan
unexpectedlearningexperience.”
Althoughthegamerequiresacertainlevelofwordknowledge,childrenasyoungasfirst
graderscangetinonthefun.
Usingthegame’sbasicsetupofboardandletters,manyvariationsofplaycanbe
custom-designedaccordingtotheagesoftheplayers.
Forexample,makeupagameinwhichstudentscanpracticetheirspellingwordsina
gameofsolitaire.Beginbyspreadingthelettersout,facesideup,andreadingoffthe
firstword,instructingthechildtoselectthecorrectlettersandsetthemintheproper
orderonthegameboard.Fromthere,showthemhowtocontinuebuildingthe
crosswordpatternwiththerestofthespellingwords,whileensuringallarespelled
correctly.Havethemkeeptrackofeachword’sscorefortheaddedbenefitofgettingin
somemathpractice.
Notonlycanthisversionofthegamesharpenspellingandmathskills,italsomayhelp
ontestdayasthememoryofthefunhadwhilefindingtheletters,buildingthewords
andaddingupthetotalscanprovideavisualthestudentmaybeabletoeasilyrecall.
“Ofcourse,playingatraditionalgameofScrabbleisanexcellentwaytohelpkeepour
brainsmovingandsharp–nomattertheageofthecompetitors–byutilizingcritical
thinking,strategyandengagementskills,”Bellinisaid.
Locatedat10857KuykendahlRoad,Suite240inTheWoodlands,thecenteroffersoneon-onebrain-trainingprogramsforclientsofallages,includingprogramsthatenhance
students’abilitytolearn,readandsucceedinabroadrangeofacademicandworkrelatedchallenges,aswellasprogramsforseniorcitizenswhowanttostaysharpand
improvetheirqualityoflife.TolearnmoreaboutTheWoodlandsLearningRx,call832482-3082orvisitlearningrx.com/the-woodlands.
AboutLearningRxLearningRxspecializesinidentifyingandcorrectingtheunderlying
cognitiveskilldeficienciesthatkeeppeoplefromachievingtheirfullpotentialinschool,
businessorlife.TheprogramwaspioneeredbyDr.KenGibson.Usingacomprehensive
skillsassessmenttestandintensiveone-on-onetraining,certifiedenhanceweak
cognitiveskillssuchasattention,memory,processingspeed,andproblemsolving.For
moreinformation,visitlearningrx.com/the-woodlands.
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AttachedPhotocourtesyofTheWoodlandsLearningRx.
CelebrateNationalScrabbleDayonApril13withaby-the-rulesgameamongadultsand
olderkids,educationalrulesforyoungerchildren,orteamsofcombinedagesfora
memorable,brain-buildingfamilygamenight.
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