In this piece, Sparks herself unwittingly presents a partial rebuttal to the views she apparently shares with Calarco. She reports the findings of a study conducted by an neuroscience expert that suggest that joint training in cognitive techniques for at-risk children and their parents can help improve the former’s “attention, nonverbal IQ scores, associative memory and receptive language skills.”

Please read the full article: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2011/12/neuroscience_education_award_w.html